Category Archives: Featured
Trump asks Americans to ‘stay true to our cause’
A soggy mass of onlookers had assembled near the Lincoln Memorial to hear President Donald Trump deliver what was ultimately a message of national pride. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump celeb...
Jul 04, 2019
Trump administration still looking for way to ask about citizenship on census
By MARK SHERMAN and JILL COLVIN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was still looking for a way to include a controversial citizenship question on the...
Jul 04, 2019
Smoke Billows From Manchester Street Power Station Fire
Providence Firefighters are on the the scene of an apparent transformer fire at the Manchester Street Power Station near downtown Providence. Black smoke can be seen billowing from miles away. The fir...
Jun 29, 2019
Rhode Island woman pleads not guilty in death of child
Michele Rothgeb in a photo provided by Warwick Police WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island woman whose adoptive special needs daughter was found dead in a bathtub in January has pleaded ...
Jun 29, 2019
Mayor leaves as city faces harsh school report, budget talks
Mayor Jorge Elorza, holding his son, Omar, speaks with reporters on June 12, 2019 about a shooting four days earlier that caused panic at the PVD Fest celebration in downtown Providence. Photo by Stev...
Jun 29, 2019
Nearly $10B budget heads to Raimondo’s desk
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A nearly $10 billion state budget is headed to Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo’s desk. The Senate approved the $9.97 billion spending plan for the fiscal year beginni...
Jun 28, 2019
Rivals target Biden as Democrats’ rifts emerge on age, race
Photo via CNN Newsource. By JUANA SUMMERS and STEVE PEOPLES, The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - Democratic divisions over race, age and ideology burst into public view in Thursday night's presidential ...
Jun 28, 2019
Rhode Island reaches new agreement with private lottery operator IGT
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island has reached an agreement to extend the contract of the company running its lottery systems and...
Jun 28, 2019
Trump jokes to Putin: ‘Don’t meddle in the election’
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FILE) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER, The Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) - With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump dryly told Russia's Vladimir Putin "Don...
Jun 28, 2019
Local census committee reacts to U.S. Supreme Court decision
Members of the Rhode Island Complete Count Committee, from left, Marcela Betancur, Cortney Nicolato and John Marion, react to a U.S. Supreme Court decision putting on hold, a Trump administration effo...
Jun 27, 2019
