Category Archives: Local News
WATCH LIVE: Providence City Council Emergency Meeting on Violence in the City
The Providence City Council called the meeting for late Tuesday afternoon after a spate of fatal shootings and stabbings, including a deadly double shooting last weekend. WPRO will stream the meeting ...
Aug 10, 2021
Hamilton returns this fall to PPAC
HAMILTON National Tour Photo: (c) by Joan-Marcus By WPRO News The smash Broadway hit musical “Hamilton” returns this fall to the Providence Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale Thurs...
Aug 04, 2021
Gov. Baker: All long-term care workers must be vaccinated
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that his administration will begin mandating that staff working in long-term care facilities receive...
Aug 04, 2021
Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket face dire climate change impact
The Gay Head Cliffs at Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard are a national landmark. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are facing serious impacts from risin...
Aug 04, 2021
Ringleader of equipment theft ring gets 5 years in prison
Federal court in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The ringleader of a group that stole about $700,000 worth of construction equipment, boats, personal watercraft, a...
Aug 04, 2021
Providence Teachers Union contract will cost $20 million
The Providence Teachers Union office. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Providence Teachers Union’s new contract will cost more than $20 million, which will include sa...
Aug 04, 2021
1 killed, several others injured in violent weekend in Providence
File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A woman was killed and several other people were injured during a violent weekend in Providence, police said. A 24-year-old woman was shot...
Aug 02, 2021
Rhode Island’s virus transmission rate still on the rise
Image courtesy U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's coronavirus transmission rate continues to rise, and is now up to 85 new cases per 100,000 people ...
Jul 30, 2021
Rhode Island recommending universal mask wearing in schools
The Rhode Island Department of health headquarters in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Top state leaders in Rhode Island on Wednesday recommended that all stud...
Jul 28, 2021
Newport Folk Festival “Folks On” after a year away
Grace Potter performs at the 2021 Newport Folk Festival. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle Photos and story by Doug MacGunnigle, Cumulus Media After a year’s absence due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandem...
Jul 25, 2021
