Category Archives: Local News
Guardsman in leak case wanted to kill a ‘ton of people’: US government says
Jack Teixeira: FaceboookWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns and said on social me...
Apr 27, 2023
EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water
BOSTON (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft determination Thursday that a proposed machine gun training range at a National Guard base could pose a threat to Cape Cod’s...
Apr 27, 2023
Prosecutors: Man charged with killing wife suspected affair
Brian Walshe is seen in mugshots issued by Lynn, Massachusetts police following his 2018 arrestThe Associated PressThe husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year's Day suspec...
Apr 27, 2023
Hasbro reports a loss in the first quarter of 2023
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro Inc. (HAS) on Thursday reported a loss of $22.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based comp...
Apr 27, 2023
Three stabbed, including an eight-year old boy
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez (left) and Major David Lapatin talk with reporters April 26, 2023 about the stabbing the night before of three people, including an eight-year old boy . Photo by St...
Apr 26, 2023
Air Force to review base where airman leaked documents
F-15 Static display at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts Photo: US Air ForceWASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribut...
Apr 18, 2023
US: Billing records helped ID suspect in military docs leak
The Pentagon Photo: U.S. Air ForceBOSTON (AP) - Billing records of an Internet social media platform and interviews with another user helped the FBI identify a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman as ...
Apr 14, 2023
Suspect in leak probe talked about God, guns and war secrets
Reporters angle to get a view of the North Dighton, Mass. home where Jack Teixeira, 21 was taken into custody April 13, 2023 in the probe into alleged leak of Pentagon documents. Photo by Steve Klamki...
Apr 13, 2023
Police captain seen slamming man’s head gets probation
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island police captain who was seen on video slamming a handcuffed man’s head into the pavement during an arrest has been sentence...
Apr 07, 2023
States consider banning cosmetics containing PFAS
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsThe Associated PressA growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a gr...
Apr 07, 2023
