Category Archives: Local News
Hundreds of birds wash up on island, officials fear bird flu
The Gay Head Cliffs at Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard are a national landmark. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Hundreds of dead birds have washed up on Martha's Vineyard and animal...
Jun 21, 2022
Sailor falls overboard, dies during Newport Bermuda Race
Boats in Newport Harbor. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - The captain of a sailing vessel participating in the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race fell overboard and died, race organizers s...
Jun 20, 2022
House committee approves $13.6B state budget proposal
Members of the RI House Finance Committee voted late Thursday, June 9, 2022 on the $13.6 billion Fiscal Year 2023 state budget. The full House is to consider the spending plan on June 16. Photo by Ste...
Jun 10, 2022
Rhode Island to improve civics education to resolve lawsuit
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated PressRhode Island will improve the way students are taught to participate in the political process in order to resolve a federal lawsuit over whether pu...
Jun 10, 2022
3 gun reform bills clear a key committee in Rhode Island
A lone gun control proponent wearing a red shirt is outnumbered by yellow-shirted gun rights advocates in the hearing room at the RI House Judiciary Committee voted to advance 3 gun bills to the full ...
Jun 09, 2022
RI Dept of Health Announces Probable Case of Monkeypox; Says ‘Risk to Rhode Islanders Remains Low’
The Rhode Island Department of Health today announced the first probable monkeypox case in a male in his thirties and a resident of Providence County. The person has tested positive for an orthopox vi...
Jun 09, 2022
Rhode Island casino workers urge lawmakers to ban smoking
Inside the Bally’s Tiverton Casino. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By JENNIFER McDERMOTT The Associated PressSmoking was prohibited inside Rhode Island's two casinos for most of the pande...
Jun 08, 2022
Former Rhode Island priest indicted on sex abuse charge
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News ROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former Roman Catholic priest who served at...
Jun 06, 2022
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
The Blackstone River rolls past Slater Mill historic site in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the B...
Jun 05, 2022
Rallies, events keyed to gun issues intensify as the end of the legislative session nears
Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline speaks at a Gun Violence Awareness Day event at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence June 3, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO Ne...
Jun 03, 2022
