Category Archives: Local News
Langevin named to head proposed new cybersecurity institute at RIC
Former Congressman Jim Langevin talks with reporters at the RI State House April 7, 2023 after being introduced to head a proposed new Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode ...
Apr 07, 2023
Police: Homeless woman killed shelter coordinator with ax
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill the shelter’s coordinator in front of horrified workers.Z...
Apr 07, 2023
Regulators deny request to allow betting on Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon Photo: Massachusetts National Guard BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts gambling regulators on Thursday denied a request to allow legal betting on this year’s Boston Marathon, citing con...
Apr 06, 2023
NP gets 7 years for cheating insurers out of almost $12M
Federal court in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A nurse practitioner who defrauded health insurers and Medicare out of nearly $12 million by seeking payments for ...
Apr 06, 2023
Providence plans new ATV crackdown, ACLU & others object
An unlicensed ATV on a city street. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsProvidence is making a renewed push to crack down on the proliferation of illegal all-terrain vehicles, w...
Apr 05, 2023
RI schools to get $20 million in energy upgrades
Gov. Dan McKee and U.S. Senator Jack Reed get a look at new, energy-efficient LED lighting in a demonstration at West Warwick High School March 23, 2023. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO NewsStat...
Mar 24, 2023
Airline passenger honored for tackling man in flight attack
Police Chief Stephan Poulin honors Exeter, N.H. native Francisco Severo Torres, 33 for thwarting an attack by a passenger aboard a commercial flight to Boston earlier this month. Photo: Exeter Police ...
Mar 24, 2023
Massachusetts House speaker rejects audit of Legislature
Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano. Photo: Ron Mariano TwitterBOSTON (AP) - Democratic House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Friday that the House won't meet with state Auditor Diana DiZoglio abou...
Mar 24, 2023
30-year sentence for man who sexually assaulted 2 teen girls
U.S. District Courthouse in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man who admitted to federal authorities that he used a cellphone to record himself ...
Mar 24, 2023
Providence hires Kim English as next men’s basketball coach
Kim English is introduced to the media as the new Providence College head men’s basketball coach in a zoom call March 23, 2023. The former George Mason University coach succeeds Ed Cooley, who l...
Mar 23, 2023
