A new emergency shelter opened in Woonsocket this week on Cumberland Street, with a 50-person capacity leading up to colder winter months.

Woonsocket witnessed more than its fair share of political turbulence in the last few years: Former mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt was removed from office by the City Council, then won reelection, and then ...

Last Saturday seemingly marked a major turning point in the fight against homelessness in the city, but officials ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Keith Harrison is one of three candidates in this year’s primary for mayor of Woonsocket. He’s running against incumbent Mayor Christopher Beauchamp and John Ward. Watch our ...

A small piece of land in the city’s Fairmount neighborhood has fetched a big price, and it could soon host one of ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Woonsocket is moving closer to installing traffic cameras in the city. It's still in its early stages, but Mayor Christopher Beauchamp says speed and red light cameras are in ...

WOONSOCKET – The city’s accounting firm quit mid-audit this week, citing repeated delays by officials in providing financial records for review and even an instance of a former tax assessor improperly ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Former Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt appears to have “knowingly violated” the law when she had the city pay $1.1 million to her former boss for five acres of vacant ...

A vigil was held in Woonsocket Sunday evening for recent deaths and victims of recent violence in the city, including those ...

A Woonsocket mother said the violence at the city’s high school has gone too far - and now, it’s following her family home.