RI high school hockey to resume play after Pawtucket

After games were paused out of respect for the victims of the deadly rink shooting in Pawtucket, high school hockey players may return to the ice by the end of the week.

Honoring Black History: Watch on Friday, Feb. 20

Watch Honoring Black History this Friday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. on FOX Providence, the WPRI 12+ smart TV app, and right here on WPRI.com.

Study finds that dangerous days when weather is prone to fire soaring around the world

The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the ...

Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a more humane approach to a practice he previously ...

RI high school hockey to resume play after Pawtucket shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — After games were paused out of respect for the victims of the deadly rink shooting in Pawtucket, high school hockey players may return to the ice by the end of the week.
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Lawmakers will elect Peru’s next president after the latest ouster

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Wednesday will choose the country’s eighth president in a decade to replace the newly ousted former leader José Jerí, with four lawmakers who are largely unknown ...

Authorities are using deep-sea tech to try find the sunken fishing boat off Massachusetts

A coalition of authorities is deploying technology to try to locate the wreck of a fishing boat that sank last month off ...

Grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups accuses Hershey of cutting corners

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in ...

Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools should close over safety failures

More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test ...

Pawtucket rink shooter’s son set fire to Black church in North Providence in 2024

Robert Dorgan’s biological son, Kevin Colantonio, was sentenced to over six years in prison for setting fire to Shiloh Gospel ...

Backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche led by tour outfit offering mountain adventures globally

The group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California’s Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The ...

Transformer fire causes power outage in downtown Newport

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 4,500 Rhode Island Energy customers in the area of downtown Newport lost power Wednesday afternoon. In a Facebook post, Newport police said the outage was caused by a ...