Category Archives: Local News
3 people involved in Providence gang shootout sent to prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Three people involved in a gang-related shootout in a residential neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, last year that left nine people injured have been sent to ...
Jun 30, 2022
Rhode Island man sentenced in insider trading scheme
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - A Rhode Island man who authorities say made a more than $50,000 profit by trading shares...
Jun 30, 2022
Offshore wind boosted as Biden, East Coast governors team up
Photo: U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key e...
Jun 23, 2022
Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits
A 9mm handgun and ammunition is seen in a photo supplied by Dartmouth, Massachusetts police WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a ...
Jun 23, 2022
Massachusetts man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud case
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man who lied on his application for federal coronavirus business stimulu...
Jun 23, 2022
Gov. Baker, lawmakers at odds over suspending state gas tax
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic leaders in the Massachusetts House and Senate are at odds over tempora...
Jun 23, 2022
Two shot dead in Cumberland home
Police stand watch over a home on Birchwood Drive in Cumberland where two people were found shot to death Wednesday morning, June 22, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO NewsTwo people were fo...
Jun 22, 2022
Chaka Khan, Ukraine tribute highlight Boston Pops show
Chaka Khan at the 2021 Newport Folk Festival. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the July Fourth holiday this year will feature guest artist and 10...
Jun 22, 2022
Former cheerleading coach charged with child molestation
Alyshia Tkacs is seen in a photo released by Cranston PoliceEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student o...
Jun 22, 2022
Rhode Island governor signs 3 gun control bills into law
Gov. Dan McKee signs three gun related bills into law in a ceremony at the State House June 21, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's governor signed three fire...
Jun 21, 2022
