Category Archives: Local News
Suspect in Federal Hill standoff ordered held
Police negotiated over an hour with an armed suspect, barricaded in a Federal Hill barber shop who later surrendered peacefully. Photo courtesy Rick Simone By WPRO NewsA man who held police at bay Thu...
Nov 12, 2021
Providence police defend hiring recruits who failed tests
File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Providence police are defending a decision to allow three recruits to graduate from the city's police academy even though they did not ...
Nov 05, 2021
Arrest made in deadly shooting at Providence laundromat
The Laundromax at 1321 Broad Street in Providence where police said Johan Quinones, 22 shot and killed Melvin Ricardo Perez Reyes, 38 on October 12, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, ...
Nov 02, 2021
Nor’easter leaves half a million without power in New England
The storm, classified as a bomb cyclone, unleashed wind gusts in Massachusetts that rivaled a Category 1 hurricane in spots and caused serious flooding in parts of New York and New Jersey.AccuWeather ...
Oct 27, 2021
Major nor’easter clobbering Eastern Seaboard with heavy rain and wind
States of emergency were in place in New York and New Jersey as officials were on high alert for the storm's impacts, which forecasters said could rival those of Ida and Henri.AccuWeather Global Weath...
Oct 26, 2021
Woman gets 7 years in prison for DUI fatal crash
Superior Courthouse in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island woman was sentenced on Monday to seven years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed ...
Oct 26, 2021
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges
Federal court in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Providence man who tried to sell a large amount of fentanyl and heroin while under surveillance by law enforcemen...
Oct 18, 2021
Shooting wounds 3 at club where 1 was killed in August
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Shots broke out for the second time since the summer at a Providence nightclub, wounding three people this time after a man was shot and killed...
Oct 18, 2021
Police: Man trying to fight off robber killed at laundromat
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man apparently trying to fight off an armed robber inside a Providence laundromat has been shot and killed, police said.The victim, described only as a man in his 30s, was sh...
Oct 13, 2021
Providence wants to spend up to $1.6M on violence prevention
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is seen in his office in City Hall September 29, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to spend up to $1.6 mi...
Oct 12, 2021
