Category Archives: Featured
In reversal, White House shifts border wall funding demands, wants to avoid shutdown
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders suggested Tuesday that the White House has found an alternative way to get its requested $5 billion in funding for a US-Mexico border wall, marking a reversal...
Dec 18, 2018
Coalition of states to work to curb transportation emissions
Rhode Island DOT Photo BOSTON (AP) – A coalition of nine states and the District of Columbia have announced an agreement to work to impose regional limits on carbon emissions from transportation...
Dec 18, 2018
Police: 13 victims identified in nude photo-sharing case
Flint Audio-Video owners Daniel Anton and Gary Gagne. Photos via State Police. MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State police say they have identified 13 victims in a nude image-sharing case involv...
Dec 17, 2018
Warwick Police Chief McCartney to retire
Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News By WPRO News After a decades-long career in law enforcement, Warwick Police Chief Stephen McCartney announced his retirement on Friday. "I have full confidence that t...
Dec 14, 2018
Two bodies pulled from Providence River
By WPRO News Providence Police said they responded to a call about a dead body in the water near the Hurricane barrier around noon Friday, but soon found another. Police said a nearby worker told them...
Dec 14, 2018
As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat, has adoring fans
Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By MICHELLE R. SMITH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press P...
Dec 14, 2018
State settles brutality case, trooper alleges conspiracy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The state has reached a $125,000 settlement with a Rhode Island man assaulted by a state trooper, while the trooper in question is now accusing the state of conspiracy. T...
Dec 14, 2018
Police searching for additional suspects in Lincoln home invasion
Hailey Melendez. Photo via Lincoln Police. Philip Child. Photo via Lincoln Police. By WPRO News Lincoln police are looking for two more suspects in connection with a home invasion last weekend....
Dec 14, 2018
Foxy Lady to remain closed for several more days
photo via Google Earth PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A well-known Rhode Island adult entertainment club will remain closed for several more days as police and city officials investigate allegations of prost...
Dec 14, 2018
Providence City Council Overrides Elorza’s Veto of Fane Tower Zoning Variance
WPRO News The Providence City Council voted Thursday 10 to 3 to override Mayor Jorge Elorza’s veto of the zoning variance requested by the developer of the Hope Point Tower on the 195 land in do...
Dec 13, 2018
