Category Archives: Featured
5 Great things to do in Southern New England this weekend – May 24-27 2019
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd at Mohegan Sun – Friday May 24 at 7pm Original members Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Larry Junstrom formed the band in 1964, originally known ...
May 24, 2019
PODCAST: Rep Anastasia Williams blasts MTM; urges governor to cancel contract
State Representative Anastasia Williams (D-Providence) joined WPRO’s Tara Granahan on Friday morning for a lengthy conversation about the failings of the state’s medical transportation com...
May 24, 2019
PODCAST: Evangelist Franklin Graham joins Gene Valicenti
Franklin Graham – image via Wikimedia Commons Evangelist Franklin Graham joined WPRO’s Gene Valicenti Friday morning and discussed his event this weekend in East Providence, and spoke with...
May 24, 2019
Abortion rights rally held outside RI Democratic fundraiser
by Paul Zangari, WPRO News A large crowd gathered on the sidewalk in front of Maria’s Cucina (on Federal Hill, near Olneyville) this evening, where members of the RI Senate leadership were dinin...
May 23, 2019
PODCAST: RI Attorney General warns of recent influx of scam phone calls
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is warning Rhode Islanders to be cautious in the wake of a recent scam that "spoofs" the Caller ID information of the Attorney General's office an...
May 23, 2019
Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3 billion
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thurs...
May 23, 2019
Dow drops 400 points as Wall Street braces for deeper trade war
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street is coming to grips with the idea that the US-China trade war will get worse before it gets better. The Dow dropped as much as 444 points, ...
May 23, 2019
McGahn defies subpoena, no-show at House hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn is a no-show at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, defying a subpoena for his testimony. President Donald Trump directed McGahn to i...
May 21, 2019
LISTEN: Economist Len Lardaro talks “Low Unemployment Recession Theory” – is it happening in RI?
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News University of Rhode Island Economics Professor Len Lardaro joins WPRO’s Matt Allen to talk about the “Low Unemployment Recess...
May 21, 2019
College grads are surprised by a billionaire’s promise to pay off their student loans
Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the student-loan debt for the Morehouse College graduating class of 2019. Updated: 20 MAY 19 09:09 E...
May 20, 2019
