Category Archives: Local News
R.I. high court denies strip club’s appeal of punishment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s highest court has refused to hear a Providence strip club’s appeal of a punishment the city had levied against it over allegations of prostitut...
Mar 07, 2020
Governor: About 200 linked to Italy trip under quarantine
RI Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, flanked by Gov. Gina Raimondo and Administrator Director Brett Smiley update reporters on coronavirus developments. At right is an interpreter for the he...
Mar 05, 2020
“Hello Dolly” shines at PPAC
John Bolton and the National Tour Company of Hello, Dolly! - Photograph by Julieta Cervantes 2019 By Kimberly Rau "Hello Dolly," the 1960s musical based on Thornton Wilder's 1930s farce, may not be ab...
Mar 04, 2020
Police probe possible break-in at Congressman Cicilline’s home
Congressman David Cicilline. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island are investigating a possible break-in at a congressman's home. Police responded to a call o...
Mar 04, 2020
Child abuse victim Alahverdian loses his cancer fight
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Nick Alahverdian, a foster child who fought against abuses in Rhode Island’s child care system, lost his battle with cancer and died on Saturday. He was 32. He ...
Mar 02, 2020
Man gets 5 years for selling crack on behalf of inmate
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island man who distributed crack cocaine at the direction of an inmate at the state prison has been sentenced to five years behin...
Feb 25, 2020
Speaker Mattiello to face challenge from Fenton-Fung
Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung and Allan Fung talk with a voter on election day, 2018. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, a Republican activist ...
Feb 24, 2020
Deadly fire in a multi-family home
Utility workers wait to enter a home on Summit St. in Pawtucket where a person died and a firefighter was injured on February 24, 2020. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A pe...
Feb 24, 2020
“A Bronx Tale” Not One of the Great Ones
The Company of A BRONX TALE. Photo by Joan Marcus By Kimberly Rau First it was a one-man show based on the true story of a young man growing up in the Bronx. Then it was a movie starring Robert...
Feb 22, 2020
Loaded handgun seized at T.F. Green Airport checkpoint
A loaded, two-shot Derringer handgun seized from a woman’s handbag at a T.F. Green Airport security checkpoint February 20, 2020 is seen in this photo provided by the Transportation Security Adm...
Feb 21, 2020
