Category Archives: Local News
Police seek witnesses to East Bay crash
Power lines hang low over the Wampanoag Trail on the Barrington East Providence line Tuesday morning after two cars (one is at right behind rescue truck) crashed into a pole, pulling down wires. Polic...
Jul 30, 2019
Councilman to resign under terms of embezzlement plea deal
Luis Aponte appeared before the Rhode Island Ethics Commission in 2018. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Long-serving Providence City Councilman Luis Aponte must resign...
Jul 29, 2019
Report says Rhode Island’s $21B state debt is ‘manageable’
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A state study has found that Rhode Island’s $21 billion in total public sector ...
Jul 29, 2019
Tiverton police officer facing forgery charges
TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) – A veteran Rhode Island police officer has been charged with forging the town treasurer’s signature about 30 times so he could withdraw about $50,000 from his deferred...
Jul 25, 2019
Providence revokes license of club following fatal stabbing
Club Seven on Spruce Street in Providence, scene of a fight that police said led to the fatal stabbing June 30 of Stephen Cabral, 28 of North Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Listen t...
Jul 24, 2019
GOP files ethics complaint against Raimondo for lottery deal
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Republican Party says it has filed a complaint with the state ethics commission against De...
Jul 24, 2019
Rhode Island gets $60M federal highway grant to improve I-95 in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island has received a $60 million federal highway grant to make improvements to Interstate 95. The state’s congressional delegation says the Infrastructure fo...
Jul 24, 2019
Rhode Islanders fined for registering vehicles in Maine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Nearly a hundred Rhode Islanders who registered their cars to an empty field in Maine face dozens of unpaid bills. An investigation by the Providence Police Department fo...
Jul 24, 2019
DOCUMENT: Providence Schools Facilities Maintenance Plan
Listen to “Nick Hemond Providence School Board President” on Spreaker. See the copy of the Facility Management plan for Providence Schools that was sent to WPRO’s Tara Granahan by th...
Jul 24, 2019
VIDEO: RI Education Commissioner spells out plans to reform troubled Providence schools
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green talks with WPRO News about her plans to assume control of the troubled Providence schools. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin W...
Jul 23, 2019
