Category Archives: Local News
Extended jobless benefits set to expire
RI Department of Labor and Training Director Matt Weldon. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Steve Klamkin WPRO News Just in time for Labor Day, up to 45,000 Rhode Islanders will see their extended unem...
Aug 30, 2021
A “distraction”, top McKee aide retires
Gov. Dan McKee and his former Chief of Staff Anthony Silva met with town officials in Jamestown August 23, 2021, assessing damage from Tropical Storm Henri. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve K...
Aug 30, 2021
RFK’s oldest son condemns possible parole of Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, in a photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, dated August 25, 2021 BOSTON (AP) - Former congressman Joseph P. K...
Aug 30, 2021
Rhode Island arts council now accepting grant applications
Singer Nicolas King opened the Summer Concert Series at Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck July 9, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts...
Aug 30, 2021
Rhode Island retired nurses can now return to workforce
Gov. Dan McKee speaks at a weekly COVID briefing at Green Line Apothecary in Providence August 26, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island has made it easier for re...
Aug 27, 2021
Mass. education board clears way for school mask mandate
Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley is seen in an April 30, 2021 file photo provided by the Office of the Mass. Governor MALDEN, Mass. (AP) - The Massachuset...
Aug 24, 2021
School committee pushes back on governor’s school mask rules
Wearing a face mask, Gov. Dan McKee talks with reporters April 19, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News GLOCESTER, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island school committee is pushing back against the governor's ...
Aug 24, 2021
Rhode Island outages after Henri down to about 11,000
Terry Sobolewski President of National Grid Rhode Island briefed reporters August 22, 2021 about recovery from Tropical Storm Henri. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - More than ...
Aug 24, 2021
Providence man facing upgraded charge after roommate’s death
Marcus Huffman Jones, 33, who was charged in the death of Kenneth McClain, is seen in a photo issued by Providence Police PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A 31-year-old Providence man is now facing a murder ch...
Aug 24, 2021
Heat, humidity to surge across the Northeast in Henri’s wake
High temperatures in the hardest-hit zones will climb into the upper 80s to lower 90s F, but it will be the humidity that really makes things feel worse for those outside. AccuWeather RealFeel Tempera...
Aug 24, 2021
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