Category Archives: Local News
State Democrats approve rules that restrict Women’s Caucus
Rhode Island Democratic Party Chairman Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick). File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Democratic Party has approved new bylaws t...
Nov 20, 2019
Providence city employee fired after noose found in vehicle
Providence City Hall, photo by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island city employee has been terminated and another suspended after someone reported finding a noose in a vehicle...
Nov 20, 2019
Feds: Undercover probe breaks Providence-based drug operation
Providence police and federal officials announce charges against 13 men and women in “Operation Bloodline”, a six-month undercover probe focusing on fentanyl and other drugs. Screenshot fr...
Nov 19, 2019
Providence settles police overtime complaint for $1.5M
File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Providence has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the city’s police union over overtime payments hundre...
Nov 19, 2019
Groundbreaking for newest RI solar project
Participants surround Governor Gina Raimondo during a groundbreaking ceremony November 13, 2019 in North Smithfield for a community net metering pilot project solar array off Pound Hill Road. Photo by...
Nov 13, 2019
Massachusetts fire lieutenant dies battling house fire
The Worcester Fire Department released this photo of Lt. Jason Menard, who died battling a house fire Nov. 13, 2019 WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts fire lieutenant has died battling an e...
Nov 13, 2019
Researchers tag 50 sharks off Cape Cod this season
Photo Credit: Terry Goss BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) – Researchers have fitted 50 great white sharks found in Cape Cod waters this season with tracking and data-logging devices to study how the speci...
Nov 12, 2019
Brown University looks to enroll more veterans
Brown University President Christina Paxson. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Brown University has announced plans to double the number of veterans it enrolls by cha...
Nov 12, 2019
Many Rhode Island state pensions exceed 6 figures
The Rhode Island State House. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Some retired state workers in Rhode Island have been collecting pensions that exceed six figures while...
Nov 12, 2019
Municipalities sue over new public employee contracts law
Mayor and town managers talk with reporters in North Providence Town Hall Nov. 12, 2019 about the lawsuit they filed against state leaders over the so-called evergreen contracts law. Photo by Steve Kl...
Nov 12, 2019
