Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island transportation officials will begin work on the Washington Bridge Monday. Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti tells WPRI-TV the project...

WPRO News A former state senator from Pawtucket who resigned his seat earlier this year citing his struggle with alcohol has admitted in a plea deal to multiple bank fraud and tax charges, according t...

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – A man is in custody for allegedly carjacking a pastor in Rhode Island. Cranston police say a pastor was standing next to his car on Wednesday when 28-year-old Casimir Dynak...

Governor Gina Raimondo. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle By MICHELLE R. SMITH, The Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - By the numbers, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo should be sitting pretty in her bid fo...

By WPRO News Lincoln Police said a baby left alone in a car at Twin River Casino on Wednesday morning is now in the custody of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Police said casin...

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts State Police say four troopers will be suspended without pay. A duty status hearing was held Wednesday for the department members relieved from duty on Monday after a...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) - Citizens Bank is set to unveil its new corporate headquarters in Rhode Island this week. WPRI-TV reports a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 123-acre campus is scheduled for Tuesda...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts man who brutally stabbed his former roommate has been sentenced to serve eight to 12 years in state prison. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn...

Rhode Island State Police Headquarters in Scituate, Rhode Island   By WPRO News State Police said on Monday, their officers responded to two early morning incidents of people trying to take their...

Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and Senators Jack Reed (left) and Sheldon Whitehouse discuss security for the upcoming elections. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News & The Ass...