Category Archives: Local News
One dead after officer-involved shooting in Pawtucket
Police investigate after an officer-involved shooting in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News. By Steve Klamkin and Tessa Roy, WPRO News Police confirmed 28-year-old DaShawn Cole died after bei...
Sep 07, 2018
16-year-old boy charged in fatal shooting of 15-year-old
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A 16-year-old boy reputedly associated with a gang is facing murder and other charges in the shooting death this week of a 15-year-old s...
Sep 07, 2018
Board of Elections votes to reopen voter lists after glitch
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials are working to add the names of more than 5,000 potential primary voters to the rolls who were caught in an electronic registration snafu. The Boar...
Sep 06, 2018
Boil water advisory in Narragansett, South Kingstown continues
By Tessa Roy, WPRO News A boil water advisory issued for parts of Narragansett and South Kingstown last week remains in effect as of Thursday. Five different water systems and about 38,000 customers a...
Sep 06, 2018
Plan for Worcester stadium for Pawsox clears hurdle
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – The plan to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Massachusetts has cleared its first local legislative hurdle. The Worcester City Council Economic Development Committee on Wedn...
Sep 06, 2018
School shooting victim identified, suspect is a juvenile
Mayor Jorge Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and Police Chief Hugh Clements update reporters Thursday on the fatal shooting outside a Providence high school on Wednesday afternoon. Photo...
Sep 06, 2018
Educational tall ship to stay in port due to funding issues
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. Photo via ohpri.org NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - An educational tall ship in Rhode Island will not sail south in the spring as planned because of funding issues. The nonprofit tha...
Sep 06, 2018
State orders Care New England to maintain closed Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island safety officials have ordered the owner of the shuttered Memorial Hospital to maintain the Pawtucke...
Sep 06, 2018
Rhythm & Roots Festival brings a dance party to Charlestown
Kelli Jones of Feufollet at the 2018 Rhythm and Roots Festival. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Dancers held sway this weekend as the annual Rhythm and Roots Festival broug...
Sep 04, 2018
Brown takes legal action over Raimondo ad and mailer
Matt Brown takes part in WPRO’s Democratic primary debate. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. By Tessa Roy, WPRO News With just over a week left before primary elections, Democratic candidate for go...
Sep 04, 2018
