Category Archives: Featured
PawSox owners seek $38 million taxpayer help for new stadium
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox are asking taxpayers for $38 million to help finance a new $83 million ballpark project near downtown Pawtucket. PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino a...
May 16, 2017
Raimondo says PawSox stadium plan headed in right direction
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo says the owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox are heading in the right direction as they work on a plan to build a new stadium. The Democratic governor told repor...
May 16, 2017
Raimondo says she’s willing to scale back free tuition plan
Governor Gina Raimondo. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo says she might have to scale back her plan to provide two years of free tuition at public colleges. The Dem...
May 16, 2017
PODCAST: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talks FBI director firing with Gene Valicenti
WPRO’s Gene Valicenti talks with RI Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. LISTEN BELOW:
May 11, 2017
UPDATE: Providence City Council President Luis Aponte charged with felony embezzlement
Providence City Council President Luis Aponte – freed on bail after pleading not guilty to 4-count indictment on campaign embezzlement. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - T...
May 10, 2017
LISTEN: Findings released on potential PawSox sites
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - A study has found one of the proposed sites for the new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium will bring in $34 million more in state and city taxes than the other site. Pawtucket Mayor Don...
May 10, 2017
Gypsy moth caterpillars causing rashes on children
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - A furry pest is causing big problems for Rhode Islanders. WPRI-TV reports that some people who come into contact with gypsy moth caterpillars are developing rashes. The Northea...
May 10, 2017
Rhode Island revenue numbers could shape leaders’ priorities
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island fiscal analysts are meeting to reach a consensus on the estimated revenues used to write the state’s budget. The Revenue Estimating C...
May 10, 2017
Olympic skater Michelle Kwan and husband file for divorce
Michelle Kwan with husband Clay Pell. WPRO File Photo. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan has filed papers in Rhode Island seeking divorce the day after her husband, Clay Pell...
May 10, 2017
Trump abruptly axes FBI’s Comey in midst of Russia probe
FBI Director James Comey testifies under oath before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) JULIE PACE, AP White House Corr...
May 09, 2017
