Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Reports of bedbugs at Providence’s main courthouse have raised alarms among employees and others who frequent the building. The Providence Journal reports that Fami...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Vl1dnQuVI PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s Democratic governor released a new campaign ad the day after winning the primary that shows the wrong cit...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha has won the Democratic nomination for Rhode Island attorney general, virtually guaranteeing him the job. He was unopposed in Wednesday's Demo...

Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley says he will be leaving office a few months early to join a Boston law firm BOSTON (AP) – Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley says he will be leaving office...

Poll workers sign in voters using an “electronic poll book” at Hope Highlands School in Cranston. This is the first election that poll books are used statewide. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO...

The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MICHELLE R. SMITH, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's Democratic governor faces a spir...

Photo via Flickr/cmh2315fl EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has found probable cause that a town manager violated state ethics laws. The Providence Journal reports the co...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – An Ohio man has been sentenced to 4-years in federal prison for his role in a heroin distribution ring that stretched into Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Federal prosecu...

Donald Farish. Photo courtesy Roger Williams University By WPRO News Roger Williams University is inviting the public to an event commemorating their 10th President, Donald J. Farish, who passed unexp...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island voters are sending a higher number of mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming primary. The secretary of state’s office says 6,265 mail ballots were sent ...