Category Archives: Featured
Weeklong occupation of Narragansett tribal headquarters ends peacefully
In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 file photo Matthew Thomas, Chief Sachem of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington during a Senate Indian Affairs Committee...
Dec 27, 2016
Free New Year’s Day hike offered at Rocky Point State Park
An American flag hangs from the newly repainted arch at Rocky Point in Warwick. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management is off...
Dec 26, 2016
Lawyer says Wahlberg movie is unfair to Boston bombing widow
Katherine Russell, widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, stands during a hearing in district court Thursday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Wrentham, Mass., on charges of driving with a suspen...
Dec 22, 2016
New Narragansett tribal leaders assume power in Rhode Island
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) - New leaders have assumed power among the Narragansett Indian tribe in Rhode Island. WPRI-TV reports tribal members elected in July have taken contr...
Dec 20, 2016
LISTEN: Rep Morgan introduces school ‘Merry Christmas’ legislation
WPRO News Representative Patricia Morgan (R-Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick), along with members of the House Minority Caucus, will introduce legislation during the 2017 session giving the legal right...
Dec 20, 2016
Rhode Island electors cast 4 votes for Clinton
Electors cast their votes for Hillary Clinton at the Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s four members of the U.S. Electoral College...
Dec 19, 2016
Johnson and Johnson to bring 75 tech jobs to Providence, receive $6 million in incentives
Governor Gina Raimondo announces 75 new jobs created by Johnson and Johnson, as Global VP Steve Wrenn looks on with Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed. (photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News) WPRO News Hea...
Dec 19, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: WPRO’s “Year in Review” interview with Governor Raimondo
WPRO News’ Anita Baffoni interviews Governor Gina Raimondo in her office at the Rhode Island State House. By Anita Baffoni WPRO News Rhode Island has a lot of momentum going into 2017 according ...
Dec 19, 2016
Rhode Island electors to meet as 1 calls for investigation
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s members of the Electoral College are scheduled to meet at the State House to cast their vote...
Dec 18, 2016
Police look for leads in deadly hit-and-run in Warwick
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Warwick police are looking for leads as they investigate a deadly hit-and-run that killed an East Providence man as he was crossing the street. Police say several vehicles may hav...
Dec 16, 2016
