Category Archives: Featured
Boil water advisory in Narragansett, South Kingstown continues
By Tessa Roy, WPRO News A boil water advisory issued for parts of Narragansett and South Kingstown last week remains in effect as of Thursday. Five different water systems and about 38,000 customers a...
Sep 06, 2018
Plan for Worcester stadium for Pawsox clears hurdle
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – The plan to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Massachusetts has cleared its first local legislative hurdle. The Worcester City Council Economic Development Committee on Wedn...
Sep 06, 2018
School shooting victim identified, suspect is a juvenile
Mayor Jorge Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and Police Chief Hugh Clements update reporters Thursday on the fatal shooting outside a Providence high school on Wednesday afternoon. Photo...
Sep 06, 2018
Searing Trump op-ed sets off wild guessing game on author
By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An opinion piece in The New York Times by an anonymous senior administration official claiming to be part of a "resistance" w...
Sep 06, 2018
State orders Care New England to maintain closed Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island safety officials have ordered the owner of the shuttered Memorial Hospital to maintain the Pawtucke...
Sep 06, 2018
Rhythm & Roots Festival brings a dance party to Charlestown
Kelli Jones of Feufollet at the 2018 Rhythm and Roots Festival. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Dancers held sway this weekend as the annual Rhythm and Roots Festival broug...
Sep 04, 2018
Brown takes legal action over Raimondo ad and mailer
Matt Brown takes part in WPRO’s Democratic primary debate. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. By Tessa Roy, WPRO News With just over a week left before primary elections, Democratic candidate for go...
Sep 04, 2018
Morgan says she would hire Block to identify abuses
Patricia Morgan, a Republican candidate for governor says she would hire Ken Block to root out waste, fraud and abuse. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Republican candidate ...
Sep 04, 2018
Kavanaugh pledges to be ‘team player’ on Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh promised Tuesday to be a "team player" if confirmed to the closely divided court, declaring that he will b...
Sep 04, 2018
Rhode Island politicians prepare for Sept. 12 primary
Governor Raimondo talks with reporters. Photo by Anita Baffoni WPRO News by Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's governor and lieutenant governor are each tr...
Sep 04, 2018
