Category Archives: Local News
Federal court clerk’s office in Providence reopening
U.S. District Courthouse in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Pres The clerk's office at federal court in Providence is scheduled to reopen to the public on a limited ba...
Jun 01, 2021
Suspect in fatal North Attleborough shooting heads to court
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The suspect in a fatal shooting in North Attleborough last week is heading to court on Tuesday to face murder and weapons charges. Adam Walker, 33, whose last known ad...
May 31, 2021
Rhode Island officials warn of Lyme disease dangers
Massachusetts Department of Health PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island health and environmental officials are urging residents to take precautions this summer to prevent contact with the ticks that c...
May 31, 2021
Providence College to mandate student vaccines in fall
Gates at Providence College. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence College is the latest Rhode Island university to mandate coronavirus vaccines for full-time undergradua...
May 28, 2021
Baker signs order lifting state of emergency on June 15
Gov. Charlie Baker signs an order ending the pandemic state of emergency in Massachusetts on May 28, 2021. Photo: Office of the Massachusetts Governor The Associated Press Gov. Charlie Baker signed an...
May 28, 2021
Nursing home staffing measure signed into law
Gov. Dan McKee signs a bill into law requiring minimum standards for staffing in nursing homes in Rhode Island at the State House on May 27, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP...
May 28, 2021
State hopes to have Providence interim superintendent soon
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green talks with reporters. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green says ...
May 26, 2021
Layoffs at Rhode Island factory as demand for N95 masks ebbs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island factory once praised by former President Donald Trump for ramping up production of N95 face masks in the early days of the pandemic is laying off nearly 500 work...
May 26, 2021
Fall River tears down dilapidated houses
A front-end loader begins tearing apart a home at 230 Lawton Street in Fall River as part of a program to clear dilapidated properties May 26, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin W...
May 26, 2021
UPDATE: 1 killed, 1 injured in fire at Bristol home
BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - One person died and a second was injured in a fire at a three-family home in Bristol. Chief Michael DeMello says the fire was reported just after 6 p.m. Tuesday and firefighters a...
May 26, 2021
