A Cranston man is in custody following a Ferrari theft and car chase spanning the entire East Coast, from Rhode Island to Florida. A Pawtucket man remains at large. Around 3:20 a.m., Aug. 24, … more

The Cranston Herald in partnership with the Cranston Public Library is hosting a Republican mayoral debate and a Democratic State Senate candidate forum ahead of the Sept. 10 primary.  The first event, a Republican mayoral debate between Mayor Ken Hopkins and State Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, will take place on Monday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. at Cranston’s Central Library on Sockanosset Cross Road.   more

With so many daily distractions in a student's life, having a cell phone in class is one that the Apprenticeship Exploration School is trying to eliminate. In an email recently sent by AES … more

GRAYSCALE: The Providence Grays returned to Rhode Island last week to take part in the Rocky Point Historic Baseball Festival in Warwick. The team, which plays according to 1864 and 1884 rules, also … more

The Cranston Police pulled out all the stops for a “National Night Out” event last week, creating an opportunity for people to have fun while also learning about public safety and law … more

Police fired more than 140 bullets at James Harrison. At least 10 projectiles found their target. According to a multi-agency investigation, however, the use of deadly force was warranted and … more

“We’ll miss you.” That is the way almost every customer concluded their conversations last week as they left Solitro’s Bakery on Cranston Street, carrying stacks of waxy … more

According to an alert 8-year-old camper, the jogger wet a cloth and approached her. Police say the man commanded the young girl, to “come here.” She refused, ran away and reported … more

Cranston Police made a sad announcement on Aug. 5 —“the illness and imminent passing” of K-9 Blesk. “As a department, we mourn the loss of K-9 Blesk, who valiantly served … more

The CLCF-CWLL Gals 12-U softball team returned home on Monday after wrapping up one of the state’s most historic youth sports runs as it finished 1-2 in the Little League World Series in … more

CLCF officially cut the ribbon on its newly-renovated building at 970 Pontiac Avenue after giving the historic structure a nine-month facelift. The nonprofit youth sports organization was able to … more

In the spring of 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration conducted a routine, annual inspection of T.F. Green International Airport and made an important discovery: The Warwick air travel … more

A new second branch of Cranston Municipal Employees (CME) Credit Union held its groundbreaking ceremony on July 15. Construction will begin by the end of July with an anticipated completion date of … more

Military and musical history will be celebrated with a very big birthday party, colonial style, this weekend.  More than 35 fife and drum corps from a variety of states -- plus a contingent from … more

Garden City Elementary students don’t sit behind desks. They don’t even have classrooms. Instead, they spend their school day flitting between interactive spaces in a “learning … more

“It’s just time.” After 62 years, brothers George and Ernie Sotirakos recently decided the time has come to close the doors of Wein-O-Rama, located at 1009 Oaklawn Ave. in … more

The CLCF-CWLL softball team’s surge continued on Monday afternoon when it picked up a 3-0 shutout win over West Region Champion, Willcox, Arizona in the opening round of the Little League World … more

Police say they found 30-year-old Aramis Segura hiding under her bed following a fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Warwick that claimed the life of an East Greenwich teen. The defendant was … more

A North Kingstown man is behind bars after an intensive investigation into a double hit and run on Quaker Lane. Warwick Police have arrested the alleged driver of the vehicle suspected in the … more

The city’s short on poll workers this election season. Cranston election officials need to recruit, hire, and train more than 120 poll workers by Sept. 10. … more