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Timeline of Trump inauguration events
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive at a pre-Inaugural “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, ...
Jan 20, 2017
Actors, mayors rally at inauguration eve Trump demonstration
People shout back agreeing to volunteer “on day one” at a large anti-Trump rally and protest hosted by filmmaker Michael Moore in front of Trump International Hotel, Thursday, Jan. 19, 201...
Jan 20, 2017
First wave of artists announced for 2017 Newport Jazz Festival
Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland at Newport Jazz Festival 2016. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News WPRO News Newport Jazz Festival Founder and producer George Wein and Artistic Director Christian ...
Jan 18, 2017
Former President George H.W. Bush, wife Barbara hospitalized
President George H.W. Bush, and his wife Barbara, in 2012 (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care ...
Jan 18, 2017
Governor Raimondo hosts free college tuition rally at Cranston East
photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News By Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo holds a rally at Cranston High School East in support of her proposal to give two years of free tuition to Rhode Is...
Jan 18, 2017
Providence Superintendent asks students to eschew inauguration protest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence’s school superintendent says the district doesn’t support a planned student walkout at city high schools Friday in protest of Republican President-elect ...
Jan 18, 2017
17 Rhode Island lawmakers oppose high-speed rail bypass
In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 photo, an Amtrak Acela train travels through Old Lyme, Conn. A plan to speed up Amtrak’s high-speed rail corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C., is welcomed by b...
Jan 18, 2017
Trial delayed in suit over Schilling’s failed 38 Studios
FILE – (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Officials say the trial in Rhode Island’s lawsuit over the failure of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s fail...
Jan 18, 2017
Amazon to start collecting 7 percent sales tax in Rhode Island
FILE – (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Amazon says it will voluntarily collect sales tax in Rhode Island starting next month. A spokesman for the internet e-commerce giant te...
Jan 18, 2017
READ: GOP response to State of the State Address
Rep. Patricia Morgan delivers the GOP response to Governor Raimondo’s State of the State Address. Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Read Representative Patricia Morgan’s prepared re...
Jan 17, 2017
