Category Archives: Featured
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
The Blackstone River rolls past Slater Mill historic site in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the B...
Jun 05, 2022
Rallies, events keyed to gun issues intensify as the end of the legislative session nears
Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline speaks at a Gun Violence Awareness Day event at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence June 3, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO Ne...
Jun 03, 2022
Rhode Island man convicted of fatal kidnapping of woman
Louis Coleman following his arrest in Delaware is seen in a 2019 mugshot provided by authorities in Delaware. BOSTON (AP) - A Rhode Island man was found guilty Wednesday of abducting and killing a you...
Jun 01, 2022
High school students walk out in protest of gun policies
With Tolman High School behind them, students who walked out of classes in Pawtucket Wednesday rallied near city hall, expressing fears of gun violence in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shootings. Phot...
Jun 01, 2022
Fauci urges college grads to stand against disinformation
White House COVID Chief Medial Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci participates in a briefing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo b...
May 20, 2022
PHOTOS: The Who ‘Hits Back’ in Boston
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who brought their “Hits Back” tour to Boston on May 18. The show featured, in addition to Daltrey and Townshend, a 48 piece orchestra, as well as ba...
May 19, 2022
Census review helps explain why RI did not lose a Congressional seat
Members of the Rhode Island Complete Count Committee (from left, Marcela Betancur, Cortney Nicolato and John Marion reacted In 2019 to a U.S. Supreme Court decision putting on hold, a Trump administra...
May 19, 2022
PC Coach Cooley given key to the city
Providence College basketball coach Ed Cooley was given the key to the City of Providence May 17, 2022 by Mayor Jorge Elorza (at left) as Cooley’s own high school coach Harold Metts looked on. P...
May 17, 2022
Lawmakers revise bill to legalize recreational marijuana
State Senator Joshua Miller and Representative Scott Slater authored legislation to introduce recreational marijuana in Rhode Island. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Isl...
May 17, 2022
Bipartisan push for legislation that would criminalize sex with underage students
State Senators Frank Lombardi (D-Cranston) and Jessica de la Cruz (R-North Smithfield) outline their support for legislation to criminalize sex with underage students at a State House news conference ...
May 16, 2022
