Local Providence search and guides

12+ hour, 7+ min ago (227+ words) Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don't miss our weekly town hall! (WJAR) " The criminal case against the husband of a "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" cast member has been dropped. Rhode Island State Police accused Brian Pontarelli in early October of placing a tracking device in his wife's car. NBC 10 News reported at the time a police report stated Rulla Pontarelli went to a state police barracks believing her husband was tracking her and investigators found a device in her car. Rulla Pontarelli is a cast member on Bravo's Real Housewives of Rhode Island, which is set to air sometime in 2026. NBC 10 News had learned the show finished filming before the allegations in October. Brian Pontarelli is a podiatrist in North Providence, with a medical spa attached to the…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago (200+ words) DUXBURY, Mass. (WLNE) " The Duxbury Police Department said two Rhode Island residents are facing charges after a multi-town crime spree on Nov. 30. Officers responded to Arrowhead Road around 2:30 p.m., where they spoke with a victim who said he was robbed. According to police, the victim said he was walking down the street when a car with a Rhode Island license plate stopped abruptly in the road. Police said a man, later identified as Torres, exited the vehicle and went up to the victim with a box cutter. According to Duxbury police, he then allegedly pressed the box cutter against the victim and "forcibly took" the victim's Apple watch and jacket. The suspect then left in a vehicle allegedly driven by Lambert. During the investigation, police discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Rhode Island. A BOLO was issued to…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago (279+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) " A man police said was inside a stolen vehicle in Providence and then drove at officers after a pursuit into Cranston on Sunday now faces a long list of charges. Police said a cruiser also caught fire after the man drove the stolen vehicle onto an embankment. Justin Rose, 35, faces 11 charges in connection with the incident. A police spokesperson said officers initially located a recently reported stolen vehicle on Sassafras Street in Providence Sunday. Police initially thought the vehicle was unoccupied, the spokesperson said, but Rose then sat up in the driver's seat as officers approached. Police said Rose refused to comply with officers' commands and then drove toward one of the officers before striking a police vehicle. Police then pursued Rose before he drove onto an embankment on Wellington Avenue in Cranston, the spokesperson said. Police said…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago (132+ words) Preview the Dec 2 matchup between the Providence Friars and Fairleigh Dickinson Knights with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (1-6) aim to stop a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Providence Friars (4-4) on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7 p.m The Friars are a heavy favorite against the Knights when the Friars and the Knights meet The Friars are favored by 27.5 points The game features a point total of 165.5 Keep reading to get the details before betting on the Providence-Fairleigh Dickinson clash This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports Learn more about the Providence Friars vs...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (185+ words) Brown Bears (3-5) at Rhode Island Rams (6-2) Kingston, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island plays Brown after Jonah Hinton scored 25 points in Rhode Island's 90-75 victory over the Temple Owls. The Rams have gone 3-0 in home games. Rhode Island is 6-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.5 turnovers per game. The Bears are 2-2 on the road. Brown is seventh in the Ivy League with 22.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Landon Lewis averaging 5.3. Rhode Island makes 48.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.3 percentage points higher than Brown has allowed to its opponents (42.0%). Brown averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Rhode Island allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Hinton is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Rams. Tyler Cochran is averaging 14.6 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (55+ words) A Rhode Island State Police cruiser was involved in a multi-car crash in Central Falls late Saturday night. A giant 45 car pileup brought traffic to a dead stop on snowy Interstate 70 in Indiana, ... A Rhode Island State Police cruiser was involved in a multi-car crash in Central Falls late Saturday night....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (48+ words) A fire involving three passenger rail cars at the Providence Amtrak Station forced the building to be evacuated for a short time Sunday morning. A fire involving three passenger rail cars at the Providence Amtrak Station forced the building to be evacuated for a short time Sunday morning....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (54+ words) Republican Aaron Guckian is set to kick off a run for governor on Monday, making him the first major GOP candidate throwing their hat into the ring. Republican Aaron Guckian is set to kick off a run for governor on Monday, making him the first major GOP candidate throwing their hat into the ring....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (72+ words) Providence Day, which started 0-4, won back-to-back games in the Charlotte Hoops Challenge over the weekend, including Saturday's win over Independence. Junior forward Zeke Battier, son of former Duke star Shane Battier, discussed Providence Day, which started 0-4, won back-to-back games in the Charlotte Hoops Challenge over the weekend, including Saturday's win over Independence. Junior forward Zeke Battier, son of former Duke star Shane Battier, discussed...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (48+ words) Turner, the widely celebrated head coach of Union High School in Big Stone Gap, Va, was last seen at his Appalachia home on Nov. 20, the day he disappeared. A Providence man has been arrested in connection with a crash that claimed the life of a Johnston woman....