Veterans Memorial Bridge shut down due to malfunction
SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) — Traffic is backed up in Somerset and Fall River Friday morning due to the Veterans Memorial Bridge malfunctioning and being shut down. Police told 12 News that the bridge is ...
Full Lighting WaterFire Supported by the Rhode Island Department of Education, Amica Mutual Insurance and Igus
We’re thrilled to have our friend and Executive Director of WaterFire, Edward Cabral in this morning to share about tomorrow night’s WaterFire, which will be a full lighting. This ...
More pot shops could soon be opening in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence City Council has passed the cannabis zoning ordinance. The 12-2 vote now brings the opportunity for more pot shops to open in different parts of the city.
Israel-Hamas war latest: 15 killed overnight in Gaza in multiple attacks
Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks. An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people ...
Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights
For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech focused squarely on abortion rights and ...
Lawyers say former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women and girls
Lawyers representing dozens of women who say they were raped and sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of the famous London department store Harrods, said the case was ...
Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Ukraine’s ...
‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by ...
Weather Now: Cloudy, Damp, and Rainy Today
Good morning! Due to a stalled offshore low-pressure system circulating to our east, we will be seeing showers on and off throughout the day today and into the weekend. There are several Coastal ...
Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded
Dutch police appealed for witnesses Friday as they investigated a stabbing in which one man was killed and another seriously wounded in the port city of Rotterdam. A ...
Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone
Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their ...
The EU’s chief is trying to help Ukraine prepare for winter. Half its energy network is destroyed.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ukraine on Friday focused on helping the country to repair and reconnect its war-damaged electricity grid and ...