Category Archives: Local News
One man killed in RI crash involving motorcycle, pickup
Photo by Christine Corrigan courtesy Westerly Hospital PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck has left one dead in Rhode Island. The incident occurred Saturday night...
Apr 26, 2021
Massachusetts praised for efforts to ramp up vaccine shots
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Worcester State University on April 23, 2021. Photo Mass. Governor’s Office BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts was on...
Apr 24, 2021
Rhode Island reports no new COVID-19 related deaths Friday
The COVID field hospital and vaccination center off Sockannosset Cross Road in Cranston. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island reported no new COVID-19 related fataliti...
Apr 24, 2021
Rhode Island to lift pandemic restrictions by Memorial Day
Gov. Dan McKee listens to a reporter’s question at his weekly coronavirus briefing April 22, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rh...
Apr 22, 2021
Police department apologizes for post critical of Floyd
Fall River Police Facebook post FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts police department is apologizing after a social media post critical of George Floyd was shared on the department's official Fac...
Apr 22, 2021
Cranston settles panhandling lawsuit
Protesters wave signs on a busy Cranston street corner March 27, 2017 in opposition to a city ordinance barring panhandling, held unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2021. File photo by Steve Klamk...
Apr 22, 2021
As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts
Crowds on Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, ...
Apr 22, 2021
Wunderkind ex-mayor to face jurors in fraud, bribery case
Jasiel Correia spoke with reporters after appearing in U.S. District Court in Boston September 6, 2019 to plead not guilty to corruption charges that led to his stepping down from the office of Fall R...
Apr 18, 2021
State grants support small agriculture, aquaculture projects
Fishing boats tied at the dock at Galilee. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Farming and seafood businesses in Rhode Island are now eligible for a portion of $160,000 in state g...
Apr 18, 2021
Some schools requiring testing after spring vacation week
Central High School in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By The Associated Press As the April school break kicks off in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, families are being asked to revisit g...
Apr 18, 2021
