PROVIDENCE – A spokesman for Mayor Brett Smiley says a fire Wednesday night at a controversial Allens Avenue scrapyard that sent thick plumes of smoke above the city underscored the importance of ...

A pile of scrap metal caught fire at Rhode Island Recycled Metals in Providence on Wednesday, July 11, 2024, the second fire at the scrapyard this year. (Photo courtesy of Rhode Island Department of ...

Warwick man faces multiple drug charges after police search home A Warwick man is facing multiple drug charges after police searched a home Monday morning. Rhode Island Energy proposes rate increase ...

PROVIDENCE – Protesters are calling on state and city authorities to shut down Rhode Island Recycled Metals following a recent fire at the Allens Avenue business that sent plumes of black smoke over ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Superior Court Judge Brian Stern on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against Rhode Island Recycled Metals, ruling the Providence business is a "public nuisance" ...

Wednesday’s fire at Rhode Island Recycled Metals was the latest in a series of blazes at the Allens Avenue scrap metal yard, and officials are calling for authorities to “end this public health ...