Category Archives: Featured
Police: Officer-involved shooting was justified
A home at 14 Manning St. in North Providence, the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News North Providence Deputy Police Chief Arthur Mar...
Dec 10, 2018
The Hummel Report: Blurred Lines
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has helped raise more than $1 million since 2011 for local charities through its popular Pell Bridge Run and two other events. But with it has come quest...
Dec 07, 2018
Relic from Pearl Harbor attack coming to Rhode Island
Multiple American ships were damaged or destroyed in the attack — you can see the USS Shaw on fire in this image. Photo via CNN. WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) – A piece of a battleship destroyed du...
Dec 07, 2018
Cranston hires collection agency over unpaid school lunches
image via Wikimedia Commons CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island school district has hired a collection agency to recover unpaid lunch balances. Cranston Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Raymond...
Dec 07, 2018
Trump says he’ll nominate Barr for attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush's attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the announcement while d...
Dec 07, 2018
Man indicted on charges of sending white powder to feds
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man has been indicted on charges that he sent threatening letters and packages containing white powder to federal officials, including one that had a death threat a...
Dec 06, 2018
Bush final farewell takes on personal, distinctly Texas feel
A second memorial service was held in Houston for former President George H.W. Bush at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. Photo via CNN. By NOMAAN MERCHANT, JUAN A. LOZANO and WILL WEISSERT, The Ass...
Dec 06, 2018
Mom, daughter sue woman charged in school bus crash
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – A mother and daughter from Rhode Island injured when a school bus crashed in Massachusetts have sued the woman authorities say was drunk when she caused the wreck. The Newpo...
Dec 06, 2018
Reed announces federal grant for Newport Bridge ramps
By WPRO News Senator Jack Reed is announcing a federal grant that would allow the state to rebuild the on and off ramps of the Newport Bridge. The ramps coming off the Newport bridge were created for ...
Dec 06, 2018
Ceremonies for Bush draw together presidents, world envoys
(AP/J Scott Applewhite) By CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital bids its final farewell to the late former President George H....
Dec 05, 2018
