Category Archives: Local News
Parking will be free at state beaches on Governor’s Bay Day
Crowds enjoy Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Parking at all Rhode Island state beaches will be free for the annual Governor's Bay Day. Gov...
Jul 28, 2018
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer remorseful over treatment of press
By Lexi Kriss, Dan Yorke Show producer Former White House Press Secretary and Rhode Island native Sean Spicer joined the Dan Yorke Show Friday afternoon as his book tour brings him back to Rhode Islan...
Jul 27, 2018
Hummel Report: Differing Visions
A redevelopment plan hailed by the city as the future of a 250-acre corridor along the Woonasquatucket River in Providence has run into a buzz saw of opposition from some property owners who see it as...
Jul 27, 2018
Massachusetts boy dies riding bicycle in Rhode Island
BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) – Police say the child struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle along a Rhode Island bike path is a 6-year-old boy from Massachusetts. The boy from Somerset, wh...
Jul 25, 2018
Sean Spicer book signing canceled over ‘political concerns’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during a news conference at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) - Former White House pres...
Jul 25, 2018
UPDATED: Providence City Council President uncovers, decries ‘shady’ deal with website
WPRO News (PROVIDENCE) Providence City Council President David Salvatore has uncovered an 'strange arrangement' between the city and the web site GoLocalProv as part of an audit of past city contracts...
Jul 25, 2018
Dispute over chicken manure dumped at wedding site settled
Screen capture via NBC 10 EXETER, R.I. (AP) - A dispute between Rhode Island landowners over a load of chicken manure that ruined a wedding has been settled. An attorney for Gerald Zarrella told WJAR-...
Jul 25, 2018
Bishop leaves Twitter, calling it an ‘occasion of sin’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The leader of Rhode Island’s Roman Catholics has deleted his Twitter account, calling it a major distraction, an obstacle to his spiritual life, and “occasion...
Jul 24, 2018
Providence considers student housing cap to help market
photo by Mark Moz via Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials are considering a measure that would cap the number of college students who can rent an apartment. The proposal...
Jul 24, 2018
Nurses strike continues
Nurses picket outside Hasbro Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 on the first full day of a strike. Photo by Tessa Roy WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News Rhode Island Hospital wa...
Jul 24, 2018
