Category Archives: Featured
Study: Rhode Island pays too much for fire services
Ken Block. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A study by two-time candidate for governor Ken Block points out duplication and high costs for fire services in Rhode Isla...
Mar 10, 2015
Raimondo says she will wait before she considers legalizing marijuana
WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo reacted to proposed legislation to legalize marijuana by saying she isn't ready to sign off on the bill quite yet. "If it were possible to regulate it in a way that ke...
Mar 06, 2015
Twin River to acquire Newport Grand slot parlor
WPRO News Twin River management announced Wednesday morning they will be acquiring their former rival Newport Grand. Twin River Chairman John Taylor said the company will acquire the purchasing agreem...
Mar 04, 2015
Providence City Council to form PawSox study group
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Providence City Council plans to put together a working group to look into the feasibility and financial impacts of bringing the Pawtucket Red Sox to Providence. "We're ...
Mar 02, 2015
Several unions ask state Supreme Court to postpone pension trial
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Several unions are asking the state Supreme Court to delay the trial over the 2011 overhaul of Rhode Island’s public pension syst...
Mar 02, 2015
Providence officer charged with stealing from evidence room
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence officer accused of stealing jewelry and other items from a police evidence room has been indicted on felony charges. The i...
Feb 27, 2015
New Cherry Blossom Princess crowned in Providence
Cherry Blossom Princess Alexandra Curtis stands with Consul General of Japan Tsutomu Himeno and Governor GIna Raimondo. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News Alexandra Curtis of East Greenwich ...
Feb 27, 2015
UPDATE: Retirees appeal judge’s refusal to delay RI pension trial
Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter is presiding over the pension lawsuits WPRO News Lawyers for retirees’ unions filed papers late Friday with the Rhode Island Supreme Court, a...
Feb 27, 2015
Raimondo “thrilled” new Pawsox owners want to keep team in Rhode Island
McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo says she is “thrilled” that the new ownership of the Pawtucket Red Sox want to keep the team in Rhode Is...
Feb 25, 2015
Images of Islamic School vandal released online
Images courtesy of rimostwanted.org By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Security camera images of the alleged vandal who defaced the Islamic School of Rhode Island have been released online. The images were...
Feb 25, 2015
