New York City, Hackensack, New Jersey, and San Diego sent cars, bands and officers to honor the police killed in 2017 in the line of duty.
Broadway will be closed to traffic from early Sunday morning until 3 p.m. The parade is a family-friendly event.
Police stopped Kelly Kristina, 38, of Newport, twice in almost the same spot for driving with an invalid license.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
A heartbreaking story from Newport: a homeless woman was charged after she allegedly assaulted a woman who took her in.
A Providence man and his passenger were charged after a wrong-way turn on Thames Street in front of a police officer early Sunday morning.
Calvin O. Febles, 21, a suspect in a Newport shooting Tuesday, had been banned from the Festival Field apartments back in 2016.
A report made public Tuesday says the Naval Station Newport failed to adequately train firefighters and also falsified records.
Crews responded Wednesday for a crash on the Newport Bridge, WJAR-TV said.
Channel 12 news is reporting the former union treasurer will plead guilty to taking money. The U.S. Attorney's office sent Patch the papers.
National Grid continues work on the road. This time, the northbound lane at East Bowery will be closed Thursday and Friday (until 3 p.m.)
Ian Rosado, 27, of Providence, was charged with felony Domestic Breaking and Entering after an incident at Chapel Terrace Housing.
A woman was charged with felony assault after she allegedly hit another woman with a metal baseball bat.
Crews put out a grease fire in the kitchen at Five Guys on Connell Highway on Friday.
A teen reached into the truck and swiped a tablet while the driver was busy, police allege. He told officers he just threw it on the grass.
The accused man allegedly targeted girls traveling to school and back. Three go to Thompson in Newport.
The new boat will be named "William H. Connerton, Jr," and the official christening is Saturday, May 5.
The base requested mutual aid from Newport for station coverage. But Naval Station Newport did not respond to questions about what happened.
The accident was cleared around 1:18 p.m.
Former City Councilor John Florez settled his case in Newport District Court last week.
National Grid will be working on Bellevue Avenue at Prospect Hill Street, and traffic from Memorial Boulevard will be redirected, police say
The victim was struck in the head with a glass bottle, police allege.
A Bay State man was charged with two misdemeanors after he and his girl friend quarreled during a night out in Newport, police said.
Providence police arrested Isabel Reyes, 18, who allegedly was trafficking a 15-year-old girl from the same Newport group home.
Police say a driver going north on Broadway at 12:38 a.m. failed to turn on his headlights, then he led them on a chase into Middletown.
A Providence man gave Newport police the wrong name when officers asked him for identification, police said.
Video evidence prompted police to bring new charges after a fight on March 1 at Festival Field.
The 8-year-old was suspended Monday for writing a threatening message on a bathroom stall. But police determined there was no danger.
Fishermen reported a drifting kayak on Wednesday morning, and a search was conducted.
The St. Patrick's Day Parade revelries reportedly prompted a woman to snatch a fire lieutenant's dress hat. He wants it back.
Ian Barnes will face charges he molested a child, the state Attorney General's office said.
The crime was reported back in 2015, but the accused wasn't caught until last week, police said.
Dr. Jerrold N. Rosenberg, 63, of Warren, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's office said Friday.
A defendant in a domestic case allegedly violated a no contact order when he started talking outside the courthouse to his alleged victim.
Edgar J. Cordero, 20, of Festival Field apartments is accused of giving liquor to an underage female who was visiting in his apartment.
A Newport water department worker is accused of removing the registers from the meters in his home, helping himself to free water service.
In a reversal of fortune, a repo man lost his car after Newport police charged him with an illegal use of plates and other violations.
A tree went down in a front yard on Ruggles Avenue and killed a man, WJAR-TV is reporting.
Here are recent arrests in Newport. Information comes from the police log.
An East Providence man was arrested after he allegedly ran his Chevy Malibu at Newport police in an attempt to escape. His car broke down.