Category Archives: Local News
State senator resigns to take post in Biden administration
Former State Senator Gayle Goldin is seen in a June, 2019 file photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island state senator announced her resignation on Tuesday to take a post...
Aug 17, 2021
Rhode Island becoming older, more Latino as population grows
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By The Associated Press Rhode Island is becoming older and more Latino as its population grows. People who identify as either Hispanic or Latino now make up nearly 17%...
Aug 13, 2021
West Nile found in Rhode Island for 1st time this summer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - West Nile virus has been found in a mosquito sample collected in Rhode Island for the first time this summer. State environmental officials said Thursday that a mosquito trappe...
Aug 13, 2021
Rhode Island issues mask requirement for state facilities
Wearing a face mask, Gov. Dan McKee is seen in an April 26, 2021 file photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - All employees and visitors will be required to wear a mask indoors at sta...
Aug 12, 2021
Protesters accuse Raytheon of abuses, block plant entrances
Protestors from the FANG Collective block the entrance to the Raytheon Missiles & Defense plant in Portsmouth August 12, 2021. Photo courtesy Steve Ahlquist UpriseRI.com PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) - A ...
Aug 12, 2021
Man charged with firing on police officer
In a pool photo, Luis Roman, 31, wearing a white prison jumpsuit is led by officers August 12, 2021 into District Court, where he was charged with firing on a Providence Police officer. WPRO News A Pr...
Aug 12, 2021
Police apprehend man suspected of shooting at officer
Luis Roman is seen in a photo provided by Providence Police PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence police have apprehended a 31-year-old man they say shot a rifle at a police officer responding to a repor...
Aug 11, 2021
Charges in battle over panhandling ordinance dismissed
Protesters wave signs on a busy Cranston street corner March 27, 2017 in opposition to a city ordinance barring panhandling, later held to be unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2021. File photo by...
Aug 11, 2021
Instances of lead poisoning in kids rose during the pandemic
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The number of children in Rhode Island who tested positive for lead poisoning for the first time rose last year. It’s the first time incidents have increased, accordin...
Aug 11, 2021
Providence Police Chief: Officers struggling to quell spike in crime
File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Top law enforcement officials in Rhode Island on Tuesday addressed a troubling spike in gun deaths in Providence, saying officers are stru...
Aug 11, 2021
