Category Archives: Local News
Woman arrested outside Taylor Swift’s beachfront Rhode Island home on trespassing charge
Taylor Swift’s home at Watch Hill in Westerly. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift’s home...
Jul 07, 2023
OceanGate suspends operations after its Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic
Coast Guard ships and aircraft participate in the search for the Titan submersible, lost with its five passengers on a decent to the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean June 18, 2023. Photo: U.S. ...
Jul 06, 2023
After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information
The Pentagon. Photo: U.S. Department of DefenseWASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of...
Jul 05, 2023
Young RI man died after fall at a Rocky Mountain waterfall
Photo: National Park ServiceESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) - A 25-year-old Rhode Island man died after falling and being pulled underwater at a waterfall in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, ...
Jul 05, 2023
Prosecutors drop Varsity Blues charges against 2 parents after appeals court ruling
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors are dropping charges against two parents whose convictions in the sp...
Jun 29, 2023
Federal hill bank vault hit by thieves
The Santander Bank on Atwells Avenue in Providence was closed Thursday morning, June 29, 2023 hours after the vault was hit by thieves. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO NewsProvidence police were...
Jun 29, 2023
One of America’s first elected lesbian governors addresses Irish Senate on LBGTQ rights anniversary
Maura Healey, File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey - one of the country’s first two openly lesbian elected governors and a descend...
Jun 27, 2023
The Titan implosion will be investigated by an international group of agencies
US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger in a screen shot from Coast Guard video announces the end of the search for the submersible Titan and the convening of an investigative board into its implosion...
Jun 26, 2023
Rhode Island House approves $14 billion state budget proposal
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a $14 billion budget Friday that legislative leaders say will ...
Jun 10, 2023
Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.The gi...
Jun 09, 2023
