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Wexford center opens in Providence
Officials cut a ribbon at the opening of the Wexford Innovation Center on July 17, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday marked the open...
Jul 17, 2019
EEE detected in Massachusetts for the first time this year
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts public health officials say the potentially fatal eastern equine encephalitis virus has been detected in the state for the first time this year. The Department of Pub...
Jul 17, 2019
Providence school board nominates Gallo interim superintendent
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The beleaguered Providence Public Schools have a new interim superintendent who previously held the post 15 years ago. The School Board on Tuesday nominated Frances Gallo...
Jul 17, 2019
School committee approves deal to restore sports in Warwick
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The restoration of sports programs and several other initiatives in a Rhode Island school district has taken another step forward. The Warwick School Committee on Tuesday vo...
Jul 17, 2019
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Steps Down Amid Epstein Furor
(CNN) — President Donald Trump has announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta has been under rene...
Jul 12, 2019
President Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census
AP pool photo By JILL COLVIN and MARK SHERMAN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abandoned his controversial bid to demand citizenship details from all respondents in next ...
Jul 11, 2019
Woman cleared in baby death gets 6-8 years for other charges
In this still shot from courtroom pool video, Erika Murray appears at her sentencing in Worcester Superior Court on July 11, 2019 in the so-called “Blackstone House of Horrors” case. WORCE...
Jul 11, 2019
Providence communications staffer resigns after ‘offensive’ tweet
A Director of Communications for Providence’s Planning and Development Department has resigned after publishing an ‘offensive’ tweet aimed at Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. Providence Ma...
Jul 11, 2019
Trump expected to announce executive action on census
File Photo via CNN Newsource By Jim Acosta, Joe Johns and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce an executive action on the census Thursday, multiple White H...
Jul 11, 2019
RIDOT: Truck tolls bring in more than $7M in first year
A tractor trailer truck rolls beneath a toll gantry on the first day that Rhode Island began collecting tolls on large trucks, June 11, 2018. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) ...
Jul 11, 2019
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