Category Archives: Local News
Raimondo said to be a frontrunner for HHS Secretary
Gov. Gina Raimondo launches her general reelection campaign in the packing room of a small business, the RI Mushroom Co. in West Kingston September 17, 2018. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve ...
Dec 02, 2020
1 killed, 1 injured by stray bullet at apartment complex
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - One person was fatally shot and another person was struck by a stray bullet in an early morning shooting at a Providence apartment complex. Police say officers respondin...
Nov 30, 2020
Virus news: Rhode Island offers tests upon airport arrival
Inside the terminal at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press People flying into T.F. Green Airport were given the option of a free coronavirus test ...
Nov 29, 2020
Trump pardons RI native Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pardoned former nation...
Nov 25, 2020
Rhode Island provides $100M in aid for businesses, jobless
Governor Gina Raimondo holds her weekly virus update November 25, 2020 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Providence Journal The Associated Press Rhode Island will pr...
Nov 25, 2020
House coronavirus vaccine distribution task force created
Rep. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) is seen November 5, 2020, the night House Democrats selected him to be the next Speaker of the RI House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhod...
Nov 24, 2020
3 new wind turbines approved for Providence waterfront
In this rendering supplied by developer Green Development, three turbines in the foreground are the newly approved turbines. The three turbines in the background are currently located at the Narragans...
Nov 24, 2020
Ex-hospital worker charged with sexually assaulting patient
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former behavioral health specialist at a psychiatric hospital in Rhode Island has been charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile patient, state police said in a...
Nov 24, 2020
Nursing home group wants more coronavirus testing
An early coronavirus test site set up in April, 2020 at Rhode Island College. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A nursing home trade group is calling for increased coronavi...
Nov 24, 2020
Raimondo: More coronavirus restrictions coming for holidays
RI Governor Gina Raimondo addresses Rhode Islanders on the coronavirus pandemic at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium July 10, 2020. Listening at back is RI Department of Health director Dr. Nicole Alex...
Nov 18, 2020
