Category Archives: Local News
PODCASTS: Rhode Island correctional officers are working 32-hour shifts more often
Listen to “Richard Ferruccio (President of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers union) – 32 hour shifts at the ACI” on Spreaker. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode ...
Jun 06, 2019
2019 PVDFest kicks off Thursday night in downtown Providence
Listen to “PVD Fest 2019 Kicks off” on Spreaker. PVD Fest, the free four day festival in downtown Providence, kicks off its 5th year Thursday, June 6 at 6:30PM with the “Bike the Nig...
Jun 06, 2019
Warwick Mayor: sports and extracurricular activities will not be cut
Listen to “Warwick Mayor Joe Solomon” on Spreaker. Warwick Mayor Joseph Solomon said Thursday that despite budgetary shortfalls, sports and other extracurricular activities will not be cut...
Jun 06, 2019
US Labor Department audits Providence after finance official resigns
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Labor is conducting an audit in connection with the resignation of a Providence, Rhode Island city official. City Council Finance Chairman John Igl...
Jun 06, 2019
Rhode Island Senate backs ban on 3D-printed guns
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate has approved a bill that would ban 3D-printed plastic guns in the state. The legisl...
Jun 06, 2019
CVS announces further expansion into health care services
by Tom Murphy, The Associated Press CVS Health is pushing deeper into health services with plans to add dietitians, medical equipment and space for the occasional yoga class to 1,500 stores over the n...
Jun 04, 2019
Man serving a 660-year sentence seeks compassionate release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island coin dealer serving a 660-year prison sentence for laundering more than $135 million for a Colombian drug cartel is requesting compassionate release. The P...
Jun 03, 2019
Providence priest fears people will leave Catholic Church over bishop’s tweet
Bishop Thomas Tobin (file) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A priest in Rhode Island has asked parishioners not to leave the church over a tweet by Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop urging Catho...
Jun 03, 2019
Bishop faces backlash after tweet about Pride Month
Photo by Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop on Sunday defended a tweet urging Catholics to not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events, saying i...
Jun 02, 2019
These are the people who sing the ‘Block Island Ferry’ song
Rob and Cindy Kelly, the duo who sings the Block Island Ferry jingle, perform as RazMaTaz in 1982. Photo courtesy Rob Kelly. Listen to “These are the people who sing the 'Block Island Ferry&...
Jun 02, 2019
