Category Archives: Featured
Former Cranston police chief pleads not guilty to domestic assault
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island police chief has pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic assault and disorderly conduct. Former Cranston Chief Marco Palombo Jr. entered his plea in Kent C...
Dec 12, 2017
PawSox say team has concerns over revised stadium proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Pawtucket Red Sox are still reviewing revised financing legislation for a proposed stadium in Rhode Island. The legislation introduced Thursday in the Senate Finance Commit...
Dec 12, 2017
Last Benny’s location closes in Greenville
GREENVILLE, R.I. (AP) - The final location of the 93-year-old Rhode Island retail chain Benny's has closed for good. Owners Arnold Bromberg and his sister, Judith Rosenstein, were on hand as the chain...
Dec 12, 2017
Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 4
NEW YORK (AP) - A man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body with Velcro and zip ties set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring him and three other people at the heig...
Dec 11, 2017
Task force: State should borrow $500 million for schools
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A school infrastructure task force is recommending Rhode Island borrow $500 million to repair the state's schools by 2022. Under the Rhode Island School Building Task Force's p...
Dec 08, 2017
Nurses’ union sues to block proposed Memorial Hospital closure
Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Nurses at Memorial Hospital are suing to block the planned closure of the Pawtucket hospital. WPRI-TV reports th...
Dec 08, 2017
Trillo announces candidacy for Rhode Island governor as an independent
Dec 05, 2017
Rep Serpa on failed UHIP system: “Ditch it, start over”
by Tara Granahan, WPRO After word Friday that the projected cost of Rhode Island's failed computer system at the Department of Human Services (DHS) for benefits has grown to nearly half a billion doll...
Dec 05, 2017
LISTEN: WPRO’s Kids talk to Santa
Newstalk 630 and 99.7 WPRO presents Kids Talk to Santa with Matt Allen! Join Matt and Santa on Thursday night, December 21 at 6:00 p.m. Kids can call in and talk to Santa AND one lucky caller will WIN...
Dec 05, 2017
RI Democratic Party Exec Director attacks Cranston Mayor over arrest of Fmr. Police Chief
by Lexi Kriss Former Cranston Police Chief Marco Palombo was arrested on charges of domestic assault on the evening of Thursday, November 30th. On Friday evening the Rhode Island Democratic Party rele...
Dec 04, 2017
