Category Archives: Local News

No one hurt when 2 United flights touch at Boston airport
The Associated Press Two flights scheduled to depart from Boston Logan International Airport on Monday morning made contact with each other near the gate area, federal aviation and airport officials s...
Cumulus Media Mar 06, 2023

Owner of addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Federal officials, including U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary Cunha (at right) announce charges including fraud and aggravated identity theft against the owner of Recovery Connection Centers of ...
Cumulus Media Mar 02, 2023

Massachusetts governor unveils proposed $55.5B state budget
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll offered a preview of their $55.5 billion FY 2024 state budget March 1, 2023. Photo: Mass. Governor’s Office BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts ...
Cumulus Media Mar 01, 2023

Life prison term imposed in a decade-old Providence murderĀ
The Rhode Island Superior & Supreme Court building in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News A double life sentence is imposed on a Providence man convicted of a murder more t...
Cumulus Media Feb 17, 2023

Notorious sex offender facing new, fraud-related charges
Convicted sex offender Richard Gardner appears in Kent County District Court in Warwick February 16, 2023 on fraud and other charges. Pool photo By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsA convicted sex offender who ...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2023

Providence mayor outlines the city’s legislative priorities
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley briefed reporters on the city’s legislative priorities February 16, 2023. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsSaying he wants nonprofits to p...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2023

NHLPA names Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh appeared at New England Tech alongside members of the RI Congressional delegation, including (from left) Cong. David Cicilline and Sen. Jack Reed. Photo by Steve Klamk...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2023

3rd person pleads guilty in romance scam conspiracy
Federal courthouse in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press A third person who played a role in an internet romance scam that cheated multiple victims across the country ou...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2023

Bally’s proposes RI adopt online casino gambling
Slot machines at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsBy Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsRhode Island – based gaming giant Bally’s Wednesday proposed intr...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2023

Update: It was ‘haunting’: Ballard recalls mission to Titanic site
The bow of HMS Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: NOAA/Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2023





