Category Archives: Local News
‘Superman Building’ tops list of most endangered buildings
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Preservationists say Providence's iconic Superman Building is still facing the kryptonite of neglect. The landmark formally known as the Industrial Trust Building tops the Prov...
Jan 28, 2019
Lawmakers aim to make utilities repair roads they’ve torn up
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two lawmakers in Rhode Island have introduced a bill to require public utilities to repave and repair roadways that their work has...
Jan 28, 2019
This Week at the State House
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO News Gas emergency drags on Governor Gina Raimondo declared a State of Emergency on Monday after gas service was suspended to 7,0...
Jan 25, 2019
Rhode Island’s members of Congress react to shutdown news
Congressman David Cicilline after voting on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News Soon after President Donald Trump announced that a deal had been r...
Jan 25, 2019
Gas flowing again but emergency continues in Newport
Gov. Gina Raimondo, flanked by state and National Grid officials, talks about the restoration of gas service five days after low pressure in a transmission pipeline caused an emergency shutdown of ser...
Jan 25, 2019
Gas service restoration continues, National Grid head recovering
National Grid crews are working at Warner St. just a block off Broadway in Newport. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. By WPRO News and the Associated Press National Grid spokesman Ted Kresse tweeted ...
Jan 22, 2019
Massachusetts woman reported missing found alive
BOSTON (AP) – Boston police say a 23-year-old woman last seen by her family leaving a bar near Faneuil Hall over the weekend has been found alive. A police spokeswoman says Olivia Ambrose was fo...
Jan 22, 2019
Providence Police seek suspects in gym thefts
Photo via Providence Police Photo via Providence Police By WPRO News Providence Police said they’re searching for two suspects connected to recent breaking and entering cases at gyms acro...
Jan 22, 2019
Restoring gas heat in Rhode Island could take a week or more
Governor Gina Raimondo meets with families signing up for vouchers and other aid from National Grid during a Newport gas emergency, which she says could last a week. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News....
Jan 22, 2019
National Grid suspends natural gas service to 7,100 on Aquidneck Island
NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AP) - National Grid has suspended service to roughly 7,100 natural gas customers on Aquidneck Island because of an issue from its supplier that caused low pressure outages acros...
Jan 22, 2019
