Category Archives: Local News
Temple destroyed in Christmas fire to be rebuilt
Leaders of the Prince Hall Masonic Temple, destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, launch a fundraising drive to rebuild the facility December 31, 2020. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin W...
Dec 31, 2020
RI Supreme Court rejects change in early release to stem virus
Members of the group Black Lives Matter Rhode Island rallied at the ACI in Cranston December 7, 2020, calling for early release of inmates and other steps to stem the spread of the coronavirus. File p...
Dec 28, 2020
Rhode Island’s average per-gallon gas price still climbing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Rhode Island continues to rise, up another 3 cents in the past week and 12 cents in the past month. AAA Northeast said Monday that R...
Dec 28, 2020
Newport-area young adults have new mental health resource
Newport skyline. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) - Young adults in the Newport area who need mental health help have a new resource. The Newport Daily News reports that New...
Dec 28, 2020
Central Falls gives residents better access to parks
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - Central Falls has reached a benchmark in its goal to give every resident easy access to a park or green space. The city recently became the third in the U.S. where 10...
Dec 28, 2020
Rhode Island nursing home vaccination effort starts Monday
Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An eff...
Dec 28, 2020
Mix of heavy winds and rain knocks out power to thousands
Torrential rains overspread much of the East on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - A storm packing a mix of heavy winds and rain knocked out power to thou...
Dec 25, 2020
Despite pandemic, RI sees record number of new businesses
File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of businesses and sent unemployment soaring in Rhode Island and across the nation, but in wha...
Dec 25, 2020
Businesses reopen as Rhode Island’s 3-week ‘pause’ is lifted
Storefronts on Broad Street in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Some Rhode Island businesses are reopening or increasing capacity now that Gov. Gina Raimondo's...
Dec 21, 2020
RI to relax some COVID rules after pause helped slow spread
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will end a three-week "pause" of the state's recovery plans after she said it hel...
Dec 19, 2020
