Category Archives: Featured
TF Green Airport seeks new name to tell travelers where it is
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's busiest airport wants to change its name to something a bit more descriptive. Leaders of the T.F. Green Airport are asking lawmakers to ditch the current name honor...
Feb 15, 2018
RI governor orders flags lowered for school shooting victims
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has ordered flags in the state lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Florida school sh...
Feb 15, 2018
Students: Shooting suspect harassed peers, bragged about gun
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) - Students and neighbors describe the suspect in the deadly rampage at a Florida high school as a troubled teenager who threatened and harassed peers, talked about killing animals,...
Feb 14, 2018
Veteran firefighter dies battling chimney fire
Firefighters and investigators at the home where a veteran Pascoag died battling a chimney fire. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A 72-year old veteran firefighter wi...
Feb 14, 2018
Ex-House Speaker Fox released from home confinement
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has completed the home confinement portion of his sentence for a 2015 corruption conviction. Fox's husband, Marcus LaFond, tel...
Feb 14, 2018
Secretary of state pushes for early in-person voting
Nellie Gorbea introduces lobbying legislation. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says it's time for Rhode Island to allow early in-person voti...
Feb 13, 2018
PODCAST: Bishop Tobin says Catholics shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day on Ash Wednesday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says Catholics who want to celebrate Valentine's Day had better reschedule. Valentine's Day this year coincides with Ash Wednesday, a pe...
Feb 13, 2018
Gov. Raimondo travels to small business summit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo is heading to Washington to serve as a keynote panelist at the 10,000 Small Businesses National Alumni Summit. Tuesday's summit is expected to be lar...
Feb 13, 2018
High court sides with state in dispute over ex-cop’s pension
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Supreme Court has sided with the state Retirement Board in a dispute over the nearly $50,000 disability pension paid to former Cranston police officer. John Gr...
Feb 13, 2018
Debt costs for former I-195 land projected to rise sharply
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's debt payments on the land formerly occupied by Interstate 195 in Providence will rise sharply in coming years unless deals to sell the land are closed. The Provi...
Feb 08, 2018
