Pawtucket

A driver was seriously hurt and their vehicle caught fire, spreading flames to a U-Haul storage building, on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, early Tuesday morning, police said. A charred pickup truck remained at the scene and clouds of smoke billowed from the building during the fire, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The driver was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital…

A 21-year-old man who was shot multiple times while delivering food Friday night in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died from his injuries, authorities announced this weekend. Pawtucket police identified the victim on Sunday as Julian Garcia, of North Providence, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. Officers were called to the intersection of Barton and Montgomery streets around 9 p.m. Friday for a report…

A fire Tuesday night in Pawtucket, Rhode Island has left several businesses damaged, according to NBC affiliate WJAR-TV. The fire is believed to have started at Maria’s Breakfast and Lunch, which is on Smithfield Avenue. Crews responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday to the fire, which spread to the attic area of the building that’s shared by a restaurant and...

A married couple from Rhode Island have been identified as the victims of a fatal car crash in Massachusetts. Authorities said Tuesday that 70-year-old Robert Langevin, of Pawtucket, had stopped his Corvette at a stop sign at the intersection with Route 44 in Seekonk at about 6 p.m. Monday with his wife Winifred, also 70, in the passenger seat. Authorities…