Category Archives: Featured
Air Canada launches seasonal service to RI
The first Air Canada flight from Toronto makes its way to the gate at T.F. Green Airport. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News Air Canada began seasonal service between Toronto and T.F. Green Ai...
May 17, 2018
Miller reintroduces updated marijuana bill
Senator Joshua Miller. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News Senator Joshua Miller, seeking to stave off losing revenue to Massachusetts, has updated and re introduced his bill ...
May 16, 2018
Pawtucket man called a “sadist” is sentenced for murder of his daughter
Jorge DePina is sentenced in the beating death of his daughter, Aleida. Pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Providence Journal By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Calling him “a sadist, an evil, self-involve...
May 16, 2018
Leagues propose “integrity fee” on sports bets
Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News One day after the Supreme Court struck down a federal sports gambling ban, the state Senate Finance committee took up legislation and a bud...
May 15, 2018
800-pound animal escapes from zoo enclosure; 2 injured
Har-Lee, an 800-pound Takin escaped briefly from its enclosure, in a photo provided by the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – An 800-pound animal described as a “...
May 15, 2018
Attleboro firefighter dies on duty
Black bunting hangs over Attleboro Fire headquarters following Monday’s on-duty death of veteran firefighter Albert Cannon. Photo courtesy Attleboro Fire Department WPRO News A veteran Attleboro...
May 15, 2018
First Lady Melania Trump in hospital for procedure on kidney condition
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says Melania Trump is hospitalized after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said ...
May 14, 2018
Giovanni Feroce’s new campaign ad is word for word a scene from the film Rocky Balboa
May 14, 2018
Senate committee to hear proposals to create Inspector General office
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A legislative committee will consider proposals to create an inspector general's office in Rhode Island to prevent fraud and mismanagement with public m...
May 08, 2018
East Providence raid results in labor trafficking indictments
Massachusetts authorities remove records from Martins Maintenance in East Providence on March 28, 2018. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A Massachusetts grand jury issu...
May 07, 2018
