Good morning! Happy Friday! Today will be drier and not as chilly, but temperatures will still be below average. The weekend? Let's call it a 25-75 weekend with 25% of it featuring some rain. FUN FACT: The hottest day on record for the month of April was 47 years ago today. On April 19, 1976, the high temperature was an unbelievable 98! There was actually a pretty warm stretch that month with highs 80° or warmer from April 16 through the 20th. INTERACTIVE RADAR: Live Pinpoint Weather 12 Radar » | | FLIGHT TRACKER TODAY Temperatures today will rise back through the 40s this morning, into the m ..read more

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Susan Gazerro said she was driving along a state road in Johnston when she hit a major pothole. "It honestly sounded like a bomb went off it was so loud," she said. What Gazerro didn't expect was that she would have to cover majority of the cost to repair her car. She soon learned the state only covers up to $300 when a pothole claim is filed. "I think it is unfair for myself or anybody else or an insurance company to have to pay," Gazerro said. "When I pay my tax dollars, I don't expect to pay $1,000 if I hit a pothole." Gazerro said she ended up needing to replace two ..read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Detectives have arrested a 53-year-old man accused of strangling a woman behind a Providence middle school nearly three decades ago. Kevin Williams has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 41-year-old Kathleen O'Dowd Boleman. Williams is accused of strangling Boleman behind Roger Williams Middle School back in March 1999. Police said Williams was identified as a suspect during the initial investigation, but detectives didn't have sufficient evidence to charge him at the time. Kathleen O'Dowd Boleman Providence Police Detective Angelo A ..read more

TIVERTON, R.I. WPRI) — The Fall River man accused of vandalizing a Tiverton gas station last week faced a judge again Thursday. Jadon West, 19, is accused of severely damaging six gas pumps at American Dream Gas on April 10. West was reportedly seen on surveillance footage smashing the screens on the gas pumps with a rock. West was taken into custody for questioning after officers found him sleeping on a nearby bench. He eventually confessed and was charged with three counts of vandalism, as well as disorderly conduct. RELATED: Man uses rock to break 6 pumps at Tiverton gas station In addition ..read more

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Glen Fagundes is devastated. The president of East Providence's Trinity Brotherhood Club told 12 News he''s had's had no choice but to cancel the club's annual Holy Ghost Feast because of the ongoing Washington Bridge debacle. Fagundes said the closure of the westbound side of the bridge, which has upended the I-195 corridor for months, has caused a significant drop in revenue. "It's hard to make this decision," Fagundes said. "My father was the president of this club, my brother was a part of this club all of his life." RELATED: Small businesses impacted by brid ..read more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The medical transport driver accused of causing a deadly crash nearly three years ago is back behind bars in Rhode Island, 12 News has learned. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently approved Dauda Elegushi's transfer from federal to state custody as he awaits trial for the crash that killed 77-year-old Lina Russo. Elegushi, 28, is currently being held without bail at the ACI pending his next court date, which is scheduled for May 1. An arrest warrant was issued for Elegushi last month after he failed to appear in court. Brian Hodge, a spokesperson fo ..read more

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The 2024 NFL Draft is almost upon us! 12 News has everything you need to know to be prepared to watch the big event. WHEN ? WHERE ? HOW TO WATCH ? NAMES TO LOOK OUT FOR ? TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS ? ALL EYES ON THE PATRIOTS When? The 2024 NFL Draft will take place over a three-day period, starting Thursday, April 25, and ending Saturday, April 27. The following are the official start times of the draft: Thursday, April 25: Round 1 (8 p.m.) Friday, April 26: Rounds 2–3 (7 p.m.) Saturday, April 27: Rounds 4–7 (12 p.m.) Where? The NFL Draft this year will be locate ..read more

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Leigh Jones remembers the last time she spoke with her son Willie Washington Jr. "We spoke on the phone for a minute and 46 seconds," Jones said. "I didn't even know he was sick." Jones said three days later, her son was dead. Washington had been serving a five-year sentence for drug trafficking at the ACI when he was found unresponsive back in February. He was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Jones believes the ACI didn't take her son's flu-like symptoms seriously. She claims he visited the nurse three times prior to his death and was given Ib ..read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Two Coventry men are accused of running an illegal chop shop, which investigators reportedly discovered as a result of a separate narcotics investigation in 2022. Court documents obtained by Target 12 state that Providence police conducted a "large-scale narcotics investigation involving multiple Rhode Island jurisdictions" in 2022 and 2023. During this investigation, R.I. State Police detectives learned a commercial building in Woonsocket, "fitted for automotive mechanic work" was a location frequently visited by two suspects related to the narcotics investigation. I ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager. The first-ever trial of a former American president will unfold in the middle of this year’s race for the White House, ensuring ..read more