Category Archives: Local News

  Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – The battle between supporters and opponents of table games at Newport Grand has moved into a Superior Court ...

WPRO News and the Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska doctors treating an American video journalist for Ebola say he could be released by the end of the week if tests show he’...

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) – An 83-year-old man has been identified as the person found dead inside his home on Rhode Island’s Prudence Island duri...

A member of the Cranston Fire Department wears a suit that first responders would wear when responding to a possible case of Ebola. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO News After...

The new standard Rhode Island license plates to be phased in starting next year. *Note: the space will not exist for low-figure plates. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Rhode Island Department of Motor ...

File photo WPRO News and the Associated PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A statewide study of traffic data shows fewer motorists are subjected to police searches than 10 years ago. The Providence Journal...

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) – Fire officials say a man has died in in a house fire on Prudence Island. Firefighters were alerted Thursday night and found ...

Image found on Wikimedia Commons By Sam Wroblewski 630WPRO.com News The Rhode Island State Nurses Association (RISNA) says the state's hospitals are not ready to handle a potential outbreak of Ebola. ...

Photo courtesy of Woonsocket Police By Sam Wroblewski, 630WPRO.com News A Woonsocket woman has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after she struck a school bus, injuring five students....

By Sam Wroblewski 630WPRO.com News The Providence Firefighters Union President tells WPRO News the Capital City's first-responders are ready in case there is an Ebola outbreak in Rhode Island. Local 7...