Category Archives: Local News
NEWS: Man gets 2 life terms, 10 years for 2012 slayings
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 10 years in the killing of three young people in a plot to steal money and ...
Dec 11, 2014
NEWS: Lite Rock 105 host to visit all RI Dunkin Donuts locations
Steve Donovan stands outside a Dunkin Donuts during day 3 of his Dunkathon. Photo by Steve Donovan WPRO News Lite Rock 105 host Steve Donovan has pledged to visit every Dunkin Donuts location in Rhode...
Dec 11, 2014
NEWS: Police: Warwick man hit by car, seriously injured
WPRO News and the Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – Police say a 64-year-old Warwick man has been seriously injured after being struck by a car. Police said John Lacki of Warwick was walking...
Dec 11, 2014
NEWS: 2 Rhode Island men sentenced for identity theft
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Two Rhode Island men have been sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining federal tax refunds using the stolen personal information...
Dec 10, 2014
NEWS: Driver sentenced in crash that killed girlfriend
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Massachusetts man has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison on charges that he killed his girlfriend when he crashed his car while...
Dec 10, 2014
NEWS: Portsmouth to challenge federal ruling on Sakonnet tolls
WPRO News and the Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) – The Portsmouth Town Council will appeal a federal court judge’s dismissal of its challenge to tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge....
Dec 10, 2014
NEWS: FBI offers $20,000 in RI armed kidnapping case
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of the person who kidnapped a man from his driveway in ...
Dec 09, 2014
NEWS: Another boom in Rhode Island left unexplained
WPRO News and the Associated Press WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The source of a thunderous boom that was heard in West Warwick and elsewhere in Rhode Island remains a mystery. WJAR-TV reports the b...
Dec 09, 2014
NEWS: Inauguration plans set for Governor-elect Gina Raimondo
By Sam Wroblewski 630WPRO.com The inaugural committee for Governor-elect Gina Raimondo has announced plans for January 6, 2015, when the incoming governor and other General Officers take their oaths o...
Dec 09, 2014
NEWS: Man found dead at transfer station in Warren
WPRO News and the Associated Press WARREN, R.I. (AP) – A 72-year-old man who failed to return from a trip to the Warren transfer station was found dead there hours after the facility had closed....
Dec 09, 2014
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