Category Archives: Local News
Lawmaker suspended from TikTok defends twerking video
RI State Senator Tiara Mack. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsBOSTON (AP) - A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she twerked while...
Jul 14, 2022
Overnight standoff with armed man ends peacefully
Police in North Providence gather near the Stephanie Drive home where an armed man held officers at bay overnight along with his wife inside their home. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NORTH PROVIDEN...
Jul 14, 2022
RI correctional officer charged in inmate death
The Rhode Island ACI Intake Service Center. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsA Rhode Island correctional officer has been indicted in the death of a prison inmate whose ...
Jul 08, 2022
Court appearance for suspended Providence policeman
Suspended Providence police officer Jeann Lugo, charged in a melee at a State House abortion rights rally June 24, appears in District Court in Providence July 8, 2022. Pool photo by David DelPoio / T...
Jul 08, 2022
Video: Police smash man’s head to ground in parking arrest
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Rhode Island are looking into the conduct of two longtime Providence police officers shown on video smashing a han...
Jul 06, 2022
Rhode Island updates COVID vaccine availability for youngest children
Gov. Dan McKee and Interim RI Health Director Dr. Uptala talk with reporters after touring a COVID vaccination clinic at Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick July 5, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin ...
Jul 05, 2022
Lamont signs order creating 250th anniversary commission
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order creating a new commission that’s charged with planning...
Jul 01, 2022
Police warn against impaired holiday driving
Journalists listen as police line up in front of the B.A.T. Mobile to drive home their impaired driving message for the Fourth of July holiday weekend at Wickford Town Beach July 1, 2022. Photo by Ste...
Jul 01, 2022
Ex-Georgetown coach gets 2 1/2 years in bribe scandal
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The Associated Press A former Georgetown University tennis coach who once coac...
Jul 01, 2022
Retiring Congressman Langevin endorses Magaziner
Seth Magaziner (left) is endorsed by retiring RI Congressman Jim Langevin at Waterplace Park in Providence June 30, 2022 over five other Democrats. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WP...
Jun 30, 2022
