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Rhode Island among states coping with more school threats
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is one of many states where officials say hoax bomb threats to schools are increasing. The highest-profile case of such threats happened in January and February, w...
Cumulus Media Aug 22, 2016

Man attempts to rob aide to Providence mayor near City Hall
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A top aide to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza says she was the victim of an attempted robbery near City Hall. WPRI’s Dan McGowan reports that Elorza’s press secretary...
Cumulus Media Aug 19, 2016

Rep Anastasia Williams’ ethics filing omits her role with a nonprofit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Providence television station is reporting that a state lawmaker led a nonprofit that shares its name with an official legislative body, but didn’t tell ethics official...
Cumulus Media Aug 19, 2016

Future of detention center in Central Falls unclear
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - A city-owned, quasi-public detention center run by a private company in Central Falls is unsure where it stands following a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice...
Cumulus Media Aug 19, 2016

Woman convicted in high profile death is held on a probation violation
Laura Reale appeared in Superior Court in Wakefield with her attorney Chad Bank. Pool photo by Donita Naylor / The Providence Journal By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A Westerly woman who served time in sta...
Cumulus Media Aug 18, 2016

Brazil police official: Lochte made up story about robbery
United States’ Ryan Lochte checks his time after a men’ 4×200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Rio de...
Cumulus Media Aug 18, 2016

Providence firefighters revive infant who nearly drowned
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A group of Providence firefighters were relieved after an infant near-drowning victim began breathing again and crying as they brought her through the doors of Hasbro Children&...
Cumulus Media Aug 18, 2016

Providence is the worst city in America to retire in
Providence is the worst city in America to retire in, according to a new study by financial website WalletHub. WalletHub's analysts compared the retirement-friendliness of the 150 most populated U.S. ...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2016

RI Truckers Association: “Rhode Island has cancer”
by Tara Granahan, WPRO Those words from Chris Maxwell, the President and CEO of the RI Trucking Association Monday on The Tara Granahan Show. “Rhode Island has cancer… RhodeWorks is termin...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2016

Former Providence police chief Esserman goes on sick leave in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman is going on temporary sick leave after finishing a paid disciplinary period following allegations he berated staff at a local restaurant. D...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2016





