Category Archives: Local News

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) – University of Rhode Island officials are considering a 100-room hotel with a private developer that also would provide college...

As we head into the final three months of 2014, Jim Hummel has significant developments on a handful of investigations – all included in our quarterly roundup. From a controversial firing at the...

A screenshot from a “No on 68” commercial airing in Colorado. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Folks in Colorado are getting an earful about Rhode Island this election season, and a local casino...

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin speaks at Prescription Take Back Day press conference. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Andrew Augustus WPRO News For the fourth st...

Governor Chafee and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the State House. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. Andrew Augustus, WPRO News After a visit to a climate change conference at the United Natio...

    By Sam Wroblewski WPRO.com In a YouTube ad, a write in candidate for Rhode Island Governor smokes marijuana and says she will run to remove the stigma placed on marijuana users. In the c...

WPRO News and the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – A cousin of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to contempt for...

Boats in Newport Harbor. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Newport Yachting Center is being sold, according to its current owners. The Newport Harbor Corporation (NHC) says recent noise violations are pr...

Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – Cranston has a new police chief after the city council unanimously approved the hiring of Michael Winq...

Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO.com WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is providing an update on the overhaul of Kennedy Plaza that...