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Toymaker Hasbro’s CEO Brian Goldner will take medical leave
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner is seen in a 2018 file photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEW YORK (AP) - Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has announced that Brian D. Goldner is taking a medical leave...
Cumulus Media Oct 11, 2021

Johnson & Wales University sues insurer over pandemic losses
Johnson & Wales University downtown Providence campus. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Johnson & Wales University is suing its insurer over financial losses caused by ...
Cumulus Media Oct 11, 2021

Rally planned at statue of early Rhode Island settler
A stylized statue of 17th Century settler William Blackstone is erected near the center of Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Protesters are planning to gather near the ...
Cumulus Media Oct 11, 2021

2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids' way into school as athle...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2021

State police release names of 3 victims of fiery crash
Rhode Island State Police headquarters in Scituate. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police on Friday released the names of three young men who died in a f...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2021

State to Providence: Stop work on bike lane or pay $4.4M
A bike lane created by the City of Providence on South Water Street has created a dispute with the RI Department of Transportation. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence ...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2021

Man gets 18 years for selling deadly dose of fentanyl
The Rhode Island Superior & Supreme Court building in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Massachusetts man who was the first person charged under a Rhode I...
Cumulus Media Oct 04, 2021

Nominee for federal prosecutor in Boston defends her record
Rachael Rollins is seen in an undated photo provided by the Office of Suffolk County District AttorneyBOSTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's pick for U.S. attorney for Massachusetts fought back during a ...
Cumulus Media Oct 04, 2021

Police probe 20th homicide of 2021
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsProvidence Police investigate the 20th homicide of the year, and say they’ve made arrests in an earlier killing, as well as another sho...
Cumulus Media Oct 04, 2021
North Kingstown Boys & Girls Cross Country team
Congratulations to this week's Showcase Cinemas High School Team of the Week: North Kingstown Boys & Girls Cross Country teamThis week’s spotlight was sent in by Paul Tetreault:Both the NKHS...
Cumulus Media Oct 04, 2021





