Erin Lawlor

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A day at the beach turned into a desperate wildlife rescue in Rhode Island when a marine mammal became stranded in shallow water — and one beachgoer decided not to stand by and watch.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A day at the beach turned into a desperate wildlife rescue in Rhode Island when a marine mammal became stranded in shallow water — and one beachgoer decided not to stand by and watch.

The Providence Fire Department is adding another rescue and replacing aging ambulances as emergency medical calls continue to make up the overwhelming majority

Some Rhode Island drivers are no longer required to display a front license plate under a new state law that took effect this summer.

West Warwick school leaders cut the ribbon at the Jason M. Pisano Academy for Learning. (WJAR)

The New Bedford Fire Department responded to a partial structure collapse at a liquor store in New Bedford on Monday.

Massachusetts governor Maura Healey said that making health care affordable a top priority at a Monday visit to New Bedford Community Health Center.

An 11-year-old Westerly boy is being called a hero after police say he helped an elderly man in medical distress get the help he needed.

Senior dogs and cats waiting for a second chance were in the spotlight Saturday at an adoptathon hosted by the Rhode Island SPCA.

Musket fire, colonial cooking and Revolutionary War-era demonstrations filled the grounds of the Varnum House this weekend.