Category Archives: Local News
Rhode Island Senate set to OK $200M more for bridge project
The viaduct in 2016 before the southbound lanes (right) were replaced. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate is prepared to approve a plan to borrow $200 million to rebuild five decayi...
May 10, 2019
5 Great things to do in Southern New England this weekend – May 10 – 12, 2019
1. Snarky Puppy at the Strand Theatre in Providence – Friday May 10 Displaying a rare and delicate mixture of sophisticated composition, harmony and improvisation. Fusion-influenced genre-bendin...
May 10, 2019
WRAP: Municipal leaders weigh in with fears about ‘Evergreen’ contract bills
Photo by Lindsey Lerner Several municipal leaders throughout Rhode Island have joined WPRO this week to talk about their opposition to the ‘evergreen’ contract bill that has been passed by...
May 10, 2019
Frisbee blamed for broken sprinkler that doused Bryant dorm
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) – An errant Frisbee is being blamed for breaking a sprinkler that flooded a Rhode Island college dormitory and displaced hundreds of students in the middle of exam week. Br...
May 10, 2019
House Dems pull Mashpee Wampanoag trust bill after Trump tweet
Invited guests look over one of the table games at the ribbon-cutting for the Tiverton Casino Hotel, operated by Twin River on Aug. 30, 2018. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WASHINGTON (AP) - Democra...
May 08, 2019
Tara Granahan’s What’s Bugging You – a nasty surprise on RIPTA
In this week’s edition of ‘What’s Bugging You?,” Tara talks to RIPTA Director of Public Affairs Barbara Polichetti about a nasty surprise someone discovered on a RIPTA bus. LIS...
May 08, 2019
LISTEN: The fight over school field trips and who pays for them
Providence Teacher’s Union President Maribeth Calabro joined WPRO’s Tara Granahan on Wednesday to discuss a recent decision by the outgoing Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner, which has ...
May 08, 2019
ACLU: Rhode Island discriminates against nonfiction writers
photo by areta ekarafi/Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has sued the state on behalf of nonfiction writers, saying a sales tax exemption for authors is...
May 08, 2019
LISTEN: Gene tries a ‘Sun Butter’ sandwich
With all of the talk locally about Sun Butter sandwiches being served to students in Warwick, WPRO morning man Gene Valicenti decided to see what all the fuss was about. Sunflower butter is served to ...
May 08, 2019
Mattiello: ‘No sanctuary cities for anything,’ supports 2nd Amendment protections
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News. Listen to “Speaker Mattiello: No sanctuary cities for anything” on Spreaker. Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello, in response to a questi...
May 08, 2019
