Category Archives: Local News
Offshore wind developers to invest $4.5M in Rhode Island
Rendering courtesy U.S. Department of Energy PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The developers of a new offshore wind farm are investing $4.5 million in Rhode Island to further advance the industry in the state....
Apr 22, 2019
RI lawmakers back bill to get their photos on state websites
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Some Rhode Island lawmakers are backing legislation that would allow them to post their photos on official state websites and social media accounts duri...
Apr 19, 2019
Commerce official wants RI businesses to get Trump tax break
Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's commerce secretary said Th...
Apr 18, 2019
Rhode Island loses jobs in March but unemployment rate dips
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State labor officials say Rhode Island lost 300 jobs from February to March, but the state unemployment rate dropped slightly during that period. The state Department of Labor ...
Apr 18, 2019
CVS penalized $535,000 for filling invalid prescriptions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Drugstore chain CVS Health has agreed to pay a $535,000 penalty to resolve federal allegations that it filled 39 prescriptions for narcotic medications that its pharmacists sho...
Apr 16, 2019
Don’t Feed the Plants, Do See the Show: Little Shop of Horrors at Trinity Rep is Fantastic
The cast of Little Shop of Horrors. Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. Music by Alan Menken. Directed by Tyler Dobrowsky. Set design by Sara Brown, costume design by Andrew Jean, lighting design by Dan...
Apr 16, 2019
Judge upholds $400 fee to access public records
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island Superior Court Judge has sided with the state Board of Elections' decision to charge a nonprofit good-government group more than $400 for a public records reques...
Apr 15, 2019
Rhode Island looks to protect woodlands from solar farms
Meg Kerr, senior director of policy for Audubon in Rhode Island. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would help protect...
Apr 15, 2019
Police: 4 more Bryant students charged in on-campus assault
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Police say four more students at Bryant University in Rhode Island have been arrested in connection with an on-campus assault. Three student-athletes were previously arrested a...
Apr 12, 2019
Stop and Shop workers walk off job
Workers picket in front of a closed Stop and Shop store on Mineral Spring Avenue in North Providence Thursday. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Tens of thousands of employees a...
Apr 11, 2019
