Category Archives: Featured
High rise fire could be seen for miles
A thick plume of smoke billows from the roof of the 25-story Textron building in downtown Providence. Photo courtesy of the Providence Canteen By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A thick plume of smoke ...
Nov 29, 2015
Commissioner: Providence firefighter injury claims highly suspicious
Providence Fire trucks. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare says the city’s firefighters are sabotaging a cost-savin...
Nov 25, 2015
PODCAST: No “Tony The Dancing Cop” in Providence this Christmas
photo from Tony Lepore Sr’s Facebook page WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence’s famous dancing cop says he has been fired from directing holiday traffic for or...
Nov 24, 2015
A Matt Allen Thanksgiving – Recipes From Matt’s Family
Image from Flickr. VERY EASY & DELICIOUS CRANBERRY SAUCE – Matt Allen’s Mother-in-law’s Recipe INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup water 1 lb. fresh cranberries 2 heaping tablespoon...
Nov 24, 2015
Gov. Raimondo to announce $5M for job training
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - More than 20 companies, institutions and organizations will share $5 million of state and federal money to train workers in Rhode Island. The...
Nov 23, 2015
Buddy Cianci blames dehydration for hospital trip
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Providence Mayor and WPRO afternoon host Buddy Cianci says he is fine and only spent an hour in the hospital after he got lightheaded ...
Nov 20, 2015
Trump rivals decry his call for registering US Muslims
Photo by Gage Skidmore JULIE PACE, Associated Press JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidates swiftly condemned Donald Trump’s call for requiring ...
Nov 20, 2015
Health officials pleased with RI’s HPV vaccination rate
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Health Department officials say nearly three-quarters of all Rhode Island seventh grade students received the state-mandated HPV vaccine by t...
Nov 20, 2015
Senator Morgan says comments on Syrian camps “taken out of context”
Senator Elaine Morgan (R-Hopkinton) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island state lawmaker says an email she wrote suggesting Syrian refugees be put into camps was taken out of context. Republican Sen....
Nov 20, 2015
Taxi companies agree to delay Uber case until after session
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two taxi companies seeking to stop ride-hailing company Uber from operating in Rhode Island have agreed to delay the case until after the legislative session. Orange Cab of New...
Nov 20, 2015
