Category Archives: Featured
RI devotes $4.8 million to boost outdoor activities
An outdoor patio at The Guild brewery in Pawtucket is an example of a local business that has taken advantage of federal grant money in the state-supported “Take It Outside” program. Photo...
Apr 11, 2022
New animal shelter takes shape
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a new, tri-town animal control shelter in North Providence April 11, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsA brief groundbreaking ceremony mark...
Apr 11, 2022
Providence warns against illegal street bikes, ATVs
Providence officials announced a crackdown on the use of dirt bikes and ATVs, illegal on city streets. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWith the arrival of spring, Provi...
Mar 31, 2022
UnitedHealthcare fined over substance use disorder coverage
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island regulators ordered UnitedHealthcare to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that the insurer didn't f...
Mar 31, 2022
Police in Cranston team with mental health clinicians
Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist (at podium) is joined by mental health clinicians and members of his department’s Crisis Intervention Team March 30, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News...
Mar 30, 2022
Rhode Island man convicted of gun charges gets 2-year term
Federal courthouse in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man convicted of illegally selling guns and lying on federal firearms purchase forms was sente...
Mar 30, 2022
Judge dismisses $30M tribal lawsuit against highway agency
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A judge has dismissed the Narragansett Tribe's $30 million lawsuit against the Federal Highway Administration and the state of Rhode Island ove...
Mar 29, 2022
“PPAC” announces 2022-2023 season offerings
The Providence Performing Arts Center. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsThe Providence Performing Arts Center kicks off its 2022-2023 season in September with "Tina - The Tin...
Mar 29, 2022
Maryland hires former Rhode Island coach Cox as assistant
David Cox, on the day in 2018 that he was hired as URI basketball coach. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland hired former Rhode Island basketball coach David Cox as...
Mar 29, 2022
Former state official Smiley launches mayoral campaign
Brett Smiley formally launched his campaign for Mayor of Providence March 28, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsBrett Smiley, a former top ranking city and state officia...
Mar 28, 2022
