Category Archives: Local News
PODCASTS: Missed deadline in nursing home case could cost RI millions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A missed deadline for Rhode Island officials to appeal a court ruling involving Medicaid payments to nursing homes could cost the state millions of dollars. The mistake led the...
Jun 04, 2018
Multiple Rhode Island state agencies targeted by malware
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials say several state agencies were targeted by an online malware threat. WPRI-TV reports the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of H...
Jun 04, 2018
Providence teachers rally outside Elorza’s re-election event
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - More than 150 Providence teachers have rallied outside Mayor Jorge Elorza's re-election campaign kickoff event t...
Jun 04, 2018
Rhode Island will ban bump stocks like regional neighbors
Gov. Gina Raimondo (D-RI) poses for pictures with gun control advocates at the State House in Providence Friday, June 1, 2018 after she signed gun related bills into law. Photo by Steve ...
Jun 01, 2018
Lawmakers express support for revised PawSox stadium plan
by Dylan McGuiness, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawmakers expressed preliminary support on Thursday for what they said was a more expensive but less risky plan to replace the Pawtucket Re...
Jun 01, 2018
Lawmakers push for Coventry Fire District Chairman’s resignation
COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) - Several lawmakers have called for a Rhode Island man charged with molesting a patient with dementia at an assisted-living center to step down as the town's fire district chairman...
Jun 01, 2018
Technical glitch disrupts Rhode Island 911 system for 45 minutes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A technical glitch in Rhode Island's E-911 system led to a 45-minute outage in which callers couldn't hear operators. State police say the difficulties occurred Wednesday morni...
May 31, 2018
Bill Clinton’s Rhode Island appearance canceled
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton has canceled a scheduled speech in Rhode Island. Clinton was scheduled to speak June 15 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence to talk about h...
May 31, 2018
Department of Health issues warning on overdose spike
By Tessa Roy, WPRO News The Rhode Island Department of Health says hospitals across the state usually report 29 suspected overdoses per week, but last week, that number jumped to 44. That prompted RID...
May 30, 2018
Boots, flags mark memorial to war dead in Providence
Veterans examine the Boots on the Ground display in Roger Williams Park in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Nearly 7,000 boots are lined up in a field in Provide...
May 25, 2018
