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The Baltimore collapse focused attention on vital bridges. Thousands are in poor shape across the US
Key Bridge from the cargo vessel Dali. Photo courtesy US NTSB The Associated Press After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new na...
Apr 01, 2024
What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will have a chance to indicate their support or opposition to their part...
Mar 29, 2024
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects
The Block Island wind farm. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut received proposals Wednesday for offshore wind projects as the three East Coast s...
Mar 28, 2024
Ex-Rhode Island official pays $5,000 to settle ethics fine
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission,. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former top Rhode Island official agreed Tuesday to pay a $5,000 to settle an ethics fine for his be...
Mar 27, 2024
Warwick Police identify victims in domestic murder-suicide
Warwick Police respond to Frawley Street March 21, 2024, where a 33-year old man shot and killed his four year old son before taking his own life. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWPRO NewsWarwick Poli...
Mar 22, 2024
Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bia...
Mar 21, 2024
US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time
Christine Fitzgerald, RN, Operating Room Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, opens the box that contains the genetically modified pig kidney. Photo courtesy: Massachusetts General HospitalThe Ass...
Mar 21, 2024
Two dead in Warwick domestic disturbance
Crime scene investigators work outside a home in Warwick March 21, 2024, where police were called to a domestic disturbance to find a small child and adult male deceased. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO N...
Mar 21, 2024
Bill would require Rhode Island gun owners to lock firearms when not in use
The Rhode Island Senate. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsBOSTON (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require all firearms, when not being used by the owner or another...
Mar 20, 2024
UPDATE: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
Facebook home pageWPRO News and The Associated Press A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.A...
Mar 05, 2024
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