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Rhode Island gets $60M federal highway grant to improve I-95 in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island has received a $60 million federal highway grant to make improvements to Interstate 95. The state’s congressional delegation says the Infrastructure fo...
Jul 24, 2019
Rhode Islanders fined for registering vehicles in Maine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Nearly a hundred Rhode Islanders who registered their cars to an empty field in Maine face dozens of unpaid bills. An investigation by the Providence Police Department fo...
Jul 24, 2019
VIDEO: RI Education Commissioner spells out plans to reform troubled Providence schools
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green talks with WPRO News about her plans to assume control of the troubled Providence schools. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin W...
Jul 23, 2019
RI Public Utilities Commission nominee withdraws voter registration
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A nominee for Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission withdrew her voter registration a day after ...
Jul 23, 2019
Education commissioner seeks control of Providence schools
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green talks with reporters on her first day on the job, April 29, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island...
Jul 19, 2019
LISTEN: President Trump tweets about Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo
Listen to “Governor Raimondo responds to President Trump’s Tweet 7-19-2019” on Spreaker. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – President Donald Trump says Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo cou...
Jul 19, 2019
Ask Governor Raimondo – 7-19-2019
WPRO’s Gene Valicenti talks with Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo during an episode of Ask the Governor on July 19, 2019. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined WPRO’s Gene V...
Jul 19, 2019
RI prison population drops as number of older inmates rise
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's prison population is continuing to shrink as the percentage of older inmates rises. WPRI reports a 2018 Department of Corrections Population Report indicates one i...
Jul 18, 2019
Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case
Jeffrey Epstein, FILE By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A judge denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday, saying he pos...
Jul 18, 2019
Pawtucket police make arrest in 1988 death of 10-year-old girl
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island police have made an arrest in the 1988 killing of a 10-year-old girl. Pawtucket police on Thursday said they have charged 59-year-old Joao Monteiro with murde...
Jul 18, 2019
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