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Youth coach faces child molestation charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A youth basketball coach in Rhode Island has been charged with sexually molesting a 13-year-old player. Providence police say 43-year-old Manuel Nunez was charged Tuesday with ...
Apr 15, 2021
Rhode Island reports almost 500 new coronavirus cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Department of Health reported almost 500 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday and two more virus-related fatalities. There have now been more th...
Apr 14, 2021
UMass trustees approve tuition freeze for most students
On the campus of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The University of Massachusetts trustees have approved President Marty Meehan's propo...
Apr 14, 2021
Matos sworn in as Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor
Sabina Matos talks with reporters outside the State House right after being sworn-in as Gov. Dan McKee’s choice as Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, ...
Apr 14, 2021
Rhode Island governor signs climate change bill into law
Gov. Dan McKee signs a sweeping climate bill into law in Newport April 10, 2021. Photo courtesy Office of the RI Governor NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A wide-ranging climate bill that requires Rhode Island to...
Apr 10, 2021
Cities win immigration policing dispute with US government
Mayor Jorge Elorza (center) told reporters on January 26, 2017 that Providence would join a legal challenge by other cities targeted by then-President Donald Trump as “sanctuary cities”. F...
Apr 10, 2021
Massachusetts vehicle inspection system down another week
Interstate 195 in Fall River. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts motor vehicle inspection system is expected to remain down for another week, prompting state officials to...
Apr 10, 2021
Lt. Gov. – designee Matos in one of her last city appearances
Sabina Matos appeared on Federal Hill April 9, 2021 in what she said could be one of her final public appearances as President of the Providence City Council, before the Senate considers her nominatio...
Apr 09, 2021
Outdoor dining in Providence to become “supercharged”
Diners take advantage of sunny weather at DePasquale Square on Federal Hill in Providence April 9, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Mayor Jorge Elorza promises a ̶...
Apr 09, 2021
Top state official will take over, review hospital agency
RI Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Dan McKee is appointing a top administration official to take charge of the s...
Apr 09, 2021
