Category Archives: Local News

photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has ordered flags in the state lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Florida school sh...

Firefighters and investigators at the home where a veteran Pascoag died battling a chimney fire. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News   A 72-year old veteran firefighter wi...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has completed the home confinement portion of his sentence for a 2015 corruption conviction. Fox's husband, Marcus LaFond, tel...

Nellie Gorbea introduces lobbying legislation. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says it's time for Rhode Island to allow early in-person voti...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says Catholics who want to celebrate Valentine's Day had better reschedule. Valentine's Day this year coincides with Ash Wednesday, a pe...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo is heading to Washington to serve as a keynote panelist at the 10,000 Small Businesses National Alumni Summit. Tuesday's summit is expected to be lar...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Supreme Court has sided with the state Retirement Board in a dispute over the nearly $50,000 disability pension paid to former Cranston police officer. John Gr...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's debt payments on the land formerly occupied by Interstate 195 in Providence will rise sharply in coming years unless deals to sell the land are closed. The Provi...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Officials say one person has sought treatment since the city of Providence launched a program to help connect people suffering from an opioid addiction to recovery centers. Pro...