Category Archives: Featured
Police dig through trash for clues in woman’s disappearance
Ana Walshe – from FacebookCOHASSET, Mass. (AP) - Investigators will inspect several items they found at a Boston-area trash processing facility to determine if they are connected to the disappea...
Jan 10, 2023
Senators Reed and King visit Ukraine, meet with President Zelenskyy
Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Angus King of Maine meet in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy January 6, 2023. Photo: U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink Twitter WPRO News ...
Jan 06, 2023
Park construction manager pays $1.9M over minority hiring
Polar Park, home of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The company that oversaw the construction of a minor league baseball park in Massachusetts has agreed...
Dec 23, 2022
Man who had more than 200 guns at home to plead guilty
A photo in the U.S. District Court file in the case involving Ronald Andruchuk purports to show guns found in his Burrillville home PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man found with an arsenal of ...
Dec 22, 2022
Police announce arrest in West End homicide
Mayobanex Martinez Abreau, 22 of Providence is seen in a photo supplied by the Mahoning County, Ohio Sheriff’s office. He is a suspect in the December 19, 2022 homicide of Michael Luciano De La ...
Dec 21, 2022
Textile maker to pay US about $500,000 over foreign blankets
Army Spc. Josh Wyant conducts a patrol prior to a cold weather readiness training exercise at the Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, March 11, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by John Pennell) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP...
Dec 20, 2022
Providence to acquire former Urban League headquarters
The former Urban League headquarters on Prairie Ave. in Providence is slated for conversion to a “community hub”. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO NewsThe City of Providence will a...
Dec 19, 2022
State House homeless encampment removed after legal fight
State workers and private contractors removed the last of the tents that made up a homeless encampment at the Rhode Island State House December 17, 2022. Photo by Paul Zangari WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R....
Dec 19, 2022
Governor, homeless advocates appear no closer to resolving eviction dispute
Tents that have provided shelter to homeless people line the driveway to the State House after the first snowfall of the season December 12, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO NewsGovernor...
Dec 12, 2022
Boston area commuters celebrate new extension of subway line
Gov. Charlie Baker leads the ribbon-cutting for the new Medford Branch of the Green Line extension. Photo: MBTA BOSTON (AP) - Boston area commuters celebrated the opening of a major extension of the r...
Dec 12, 2022
