Category Archives: Featured
Rhode Island House approves $14 billion state budget proposal
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a $14 billion budget Friday that legislative leaders say will ...
Jun 10, 2023
Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.The gi...
Jun 09, 2023
Car crashes into Rhode Island sandwich shop, killing 1 and injuring driver and four others
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - A car veered into a sandwich shop at a mall near Providence, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities said.The crash happened Wednesday afternoon at a Subway re...
Jun 08, 2023
Smoky haze blanketing US and Canada could last into the weekend
View of Central Park June 7, 2023. Photo: NYPD Central Park Twitter NEW YORK (AP) - On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of it. In reality, it’s a thick, hazardous haze that...
Jun 08, 2023
Lead, rodents, put tenants at risk, Rhode Island says in lawsuit against major landlord
Attorney General Peter Neronha. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island landlord whose tenants have long complained about lead hazards, rodent infestations and other pro...
Jun 06, 2023
Teens hospitalized after accident in abandoned building at Rhode Island state park
Brenton Point State Park in Newport. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Four boys were injured when one climbed onto the roof of an abandoned building that collapsed at a Rhode Isla...
May 30, 2023
Providence crushes seized ATVs to underscore their illegality
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez and Mayor Brett Smiley announce all-terrain vehicles deemed illegal by the city and seized over the last few weeks were being crushed at a city yard May 25, 2023. P...
May 25, 2023
Police ID victims of Rhode Island shooting
Crime scene tape blocks Legian Court in Johnston May 24, 2023 as police investigate a triple-shooting attributed to James Harrison, 52, who later died in a confrontation with police. Photo by Steve Kl...
May 25, 2023
Homeless advocates issue demands to Providence mayor
Homeless advocates rally outside City Hall in Providence May 5, 2023, saying all cities and towns in Rhode Island should do more to house the homeless. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Homeless advoca...
May 05, 2023
State panel grants preliminary approval for homeless plan
The Rhode Island state Properties Committee meets May 2, 2023 with Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor (at left) to preliminarily approve plans to convert unused cottages at the state’s Zambarano cam...
May 02, 2023
