Category Archives: Local News
Police: Court clerk sealed court cases involving her family
Lynn Gaulin, a former deputy court clerk was charged with illegally accessing then sealing court cases involving herself and family members, is seen in this photo released by the Rhode Island State Po...
Dec 03, 2019
Navy awards contract for 9 additional attack submarines
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) conducts Bravo sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. Delaware, the 18th Virginia-class submarine, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2020. U.S. N...
Dec 03, 2019
New England bracing for second round of winter storm
Wintry weather with snow overspreads Southern New England. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) – Round two of a one-two wintry punch could leave a foot of snow in some parts of southern...
Dec 02, 2019
$400M Pawtucket redevelopment plan includes new soccer stadium
PAWTUCKET, RI- Governor Gina Raimondo and Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien announced Monday what they are calling “the largest economic development project in Pawtucket's history.” The estim...
Dec 02, 2019
Artificial state house Christmas tree has local growers angry
The Rhode Island State House Christmas Tree, 2014. (File) Rhode Island Christmas tree growers are furious about Governor Gina Raimondo’s decision to install an artificial Christmas Tree at the S...
Dec 02, 2019
Hummel Report: A Rough Ride
A multimillion-dollar project that began last spring to replace aging natural gas and water pipes in Providence has left many on the East Side navigating ripped-up roads, dodging uneven patches and wo...
Dec 02, 2019
Federal lawsuit challenges Rhode Island’s ban on stun guns
Federal courthouse in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s ban on the possession of stun guns and Tasers is being challenged in a federal law...
Nov 26, 2019
No thanks: Native Americans to hold 50th gathering of grief
Statue of Massasoit at Plymouth, Mass. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – Native Americans are gathering for a 50th year in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled ̵...
Nov 26, 2019
Rhode Island yet to allocate $465M in voter-approved dollars
In this October 6, 2014 photo, ralliers press for passage of a $35 million transit bond on the 2014 state ballot. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island offic...
Nov 26, 2019
Rhode Island signs agreement with Israeli university
In a photo distributed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, Governor Gina Raimondo and university President Daniel Chamovitz sign a memorandum of understanding in Beer-Sheva Israel on Nove...
Nov 26, 2019
