Providence

Police have arrested three people nearly two months after a man was shot to death on his 18th birthday in Providence, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The shooting happened Aug. 25 on Rhodes Street. Darmani Balbuena was brought to an area hospital, where he later died. Police said Wednesday that 18-year-old Jalen Santiago of Providence, 20-year-old Julien Santiago of…

A man’s body was found in the basement of a Providence, Rhode Island home on Wednesday, and police say they’ve taken a man into custody on a murder charge. Providence police said they were called to the home on Westminster Street for a welfare check, according to WJAR-TV. When they arrived, officers found the man’s body in the basement...

A man faced a judge Thursday on child endangerment charges, several weeks after his 7-year-old daughter was shot and killed in Providence, Rhode Island. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports that 27-year-old Nelson Pires is facing two counts of child endangerment, as well as a charge for driving on a suspended license, as both Providence police and the attorney general’s...

Providence Public Schools is experiencing “unprecedented network issues” after a security breach last week. The district first announced Thursday that there had been “irregular activity” on their network, saying they took immediate action to investigate and address it when it was discovered Wednesday. The district hired a third-party IT company to provide support in restoring normal system functions and operations…

Three people were slashed with a box cutter Wednesday night in Providence, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The attack happened on Broad Street. Police reportedly said that an intoxicated woman was walking when she got into an argument, allegedly pulling out the blade and slashing three people. All three of the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The woman, whose name…

Two men were ordered held without bail on murder charges after a 7-year-old girl was killed in a shooting in Providence, Rhode Island. The shooting happened Thursday evening on Florence Street. The child was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries Monday. The girl was in a car with her family at the time, authorities...

A 7-year-old girl shot in Providence, Rhode Island, last week has died, according to police, and the two men arrested in the wake of her shooting are now facing murder charges. Providence police told WJAR that the girl, whose name has not been made public, died at Hasbro Children’s Hospital on Monday. The two men arrested last week, 19-year-old...

9/2/24 UPDATE: The child has died from her injuries, authorities say, and the two men are now facing murder charges. Two people have been taken into custody after the shooting of a 7-year-old girl in Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday, police said Friday. The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. in the Florence Street area, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The…

9/2/24 UPDATE: The child has died from her injuries, authorities say, and two men are now facing murder charges. A 7-year-old girl was shot Thursday evening in Providence, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. in the Florence Street area. Police told the station the girl was in the car with her family at the…

A man was fatally shot overnight in the parking lot of a Walmart in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence police responded to the store at 51 Silver Spring Street around 1:03 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting and found a 51-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a large box truck that was parked near the store’s entrance, according…

It’s too expensive to build a new Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, so why not go under it? The chairman of the Narragansett Bay Commission is making this bold proposal, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The agency serves as a watch dog for environmental impact in that area. The chairman, Vincent Mesolella, is suggesting converting what’s left of...

Uncertainty still looms over the future of the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. State leaders say they won’t commit to a timeline for the bridge project as they struggle to find a company to agree to rebuild the condemned westbound side. The original plan was to have the bridge rebuilt by August of 2026,…

The cost to demolish the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, is going to cost a little more than expected, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Back in December, the Department of Transportation closed the west side of the bridge because of structural issues. The state estimated that this demolition would cost $31 million. However, state leaders have selected the Aetna…

A new timeline has been released as to when the Rhode Island Department of Education’s takeover of Providence Public Schools will end, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The turnaround plan, announced by the Return of Local Control Cabinet, revealed that Providence Public Schools is expected to return to local control by next spring. The state took over the district...

Two people were arrested after a car stolen out of Massachusetts was involved in a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers in Providence were notified by Massachusetts State Police about the stolen vehicle Tuesday night, which was stolen from Dedham, reports WJAR. The car was tracked to Niagara Street in...

A man was shot multiple times in Providence, Rhode Island, early Wednesday morning. Providence police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that officers responded to the Chad Brown area after hearing multiple gun shots around 3:22 a.m. and found the victim stumbling toward Donelson and Eaton streets. The victim reportedly told police that the person who shot him ran away in…

Two students in Providence, Rhode Island, are facing felony assault charges after a fight at a middle school left a 14–year-old hospitalized. Providence police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded to Nathanael Greene Middle School and found the victim unconscious. The student later regained consciousness and was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where they are doing OK,...

Providence Police say the incident occurred at around 5 a.m.

Two teenagers were injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence police responded to a report of a shooting at 158 Julian St., according to NBC affiliate WJAR, and found a 14-year-old boy who had been shot on the foot. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. Police were later notified that a second victim, an 18-year-old…