Woonsocket News

Woonsocket police are looking for a man they say shot two people. The shooter has been identified as 21-year-old, Lawrence Wright of Woonsocket.

Three lingering cases of alleged priest sex abuse that forced the Diocese of Providence to open some of its decades-old secret files concerning allegations of clergy misconduct have been settled in principle, a ...

Finding ways to combat a faltering economy and fighting to keep Landmark Medical Center open are among the issues on the minds of six candidates vying in the Democratic primary race for House District 51.

Public riverboat tours on the 49-passenger Blackstone Valley Explorer have been extended in Central Falls, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council has announced.

On August 28th, Woonsocket firefighters responded on multiple calls reporting a structure fire at 261 Summer Street.

A fire broke out at a two-family house in Woonsocket on Thursday. WNRI radio reported that the fire is at a two-family house on Summer Street.

The Greg Abate Jazz Quartet will perform A Tribute to Charlie Parker Friday night at 8 at Chan's in Woonsocket.

Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Caremark Corp. plans to test a high-end beauty store concept, called Beauty 360, this year, according to Reuters.com. By the end of this year, the company intends to open Beauty 360 ...

In 1997, the last time there was a contest for City Council at large, the race was a free-for-all: A dozen candidates ran in the nonpartisan primary and few, if any, were political allies.

A Senate committee yesterday refused to review six people Governor Carcieri nominated to a critical board that oversees the state's garbage disposal and recycling programs.

Police have arrested a man on charges he attacked a Chinese food delivery man, on the job.

A veteran law enforcement officer from Florida has been named to lead Woonsocket's police department.

A clerical error is being blamed for a school dress code bill in the city of Woonsocket.

The Zoning Board of Review, accustomed to the stilted vocabulary of town ordinances, found itself between a rock band and a hard place two weeks ago as it strained to grasp the terminology of punk, ska, hip-hop ...

Despite the downpour, the show went on Friday evening for members of the Greek Pride of Rhode Island Hellenic Dance Troupe.

Gov. Don Carcieri has ordered state flags lowered to honor a Rhode Island native who was killed in Iraq.

A 22-year-old Marine who was born in Rhode Island was killed in Iraq. Sgt. Michael Ferschke was shot Sunday during a house search.

"I have recently moved from Lincoln to a condo in a historic mill building within walking distance of downtown Woonsocket.

After a three-week investigation into drug activity, four men were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana by Lakeville police at 9 p.m. last Friday.

The Woonsocket, Rhode Island Fire Department is warning city residents to be on the look out for phony fire marshals.