Category Archives: Local News
Mass. reminds vendors: No alcohol delivery to public beaches
Crowds flocked to Horseneck Beach in Westport, Mass. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Complaints about alcohol being delivered to beaches in South Boston prompted a reminder from the sta...
Jun 22, 2021
State police to look into DMV head’s ties to raided business
Headquarters for the Rhode Island State Police in Scituate. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Dan McKee has asked state police to investigate whether the administrator of t...
Jun 22, 2021
UPDATE: Rescuers recover body of missing 10-year-old girl
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The body of a 10-year-old girl who had been missing in the waters off Rhode Island since Sunday has been recovered. Warwick police identified the ...
Jun 21, 2021
Couto Construction Surprises Local Veteran with Free Roof
U.S. Army veteran Admira Depina thought Couto Construction was visiting her home to inspect her roof, but owners Derek and Jason Couto had other ideas. The brothers instead surprised her with news tha...
Jun 21, 2021
UPDATE: 2 men shot and killed during early morning fight
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police say two men who were asked to leave an after-hours party in Providence over the weekend were shot and killed during a fight outside. The...
Jun 21, 2021
Cranston police shut down suspected illegal massage parlors
Cranston Police Headquarters. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - A monthslong investigation into numerous reports of suspicious activity at six massage businesses in Cranston ...
Jun 18, 2021
Lawmakers unveil $13.1B state budget proposal
Gov. Dan McKee (left) and RI House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi compare notes June 18, 2021, hours after the House Finance Committee approved a $13.1 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2022. Photo by St...
Jun 18, 2021
Governor unveils plan to spend $2.8B in federal relief funds
COVID vaccination. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he plans to use nearly $3 billion in federal pandemic-relief funds to support...
Jun 17, 2021
Report: 14 state police troopers discharged in past year
Colonel Christopher Mason. Photo: Massachusetts State Police BOSTON (AP) - A total of 14 Massachusetts State Police troopers have been kicked off the force or have resigned while under investigation i...
Jun 17, 2021
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in May
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - The state Department of Labor and Training says Rhode Island's unemployment rate, which surged to more than 17% in the early days of the coronavi...
Jun 17, 2021
