Category Archives: Local News
Legislator thinks T.F. Green Airport should change its name
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island lawmaker thinks the T.F. Green Airport should change its name. House Majority Leader Joseph Shekarchi tells WPRI-TV he is introducing a bill to change the name of t...
Jan 09, 2018
National Grid reviewing proposed rate hikes amid new tax law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - National Grid says it's reviewing its proposed rate hikes as a result of the new federal tax law. WPRI-TV reports the state Public Utilities Commission has asked the company to...
Jan 09, 2018
Rhode Island lawmakers offered sexual harassment training
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's lawmakers for the first time are being urged to attend sexual harassment training. The 2.5-hour se...
Jan 09, 2018
Rhode Island OKs settlement over child welfare system
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island has agreed to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit that alleges systemic abuse and neglect of the nearly 2,000 children living in state custody. State offici...
Jan 08, 2018
Bill would prohibit keeping hunting dogs out in frigid cold
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Legislation has been introduced in both chambers of Rhode Island's General Assembly to protect hunting dogs from extreme temperatures. State law makes it illegal to keep any dog o...
Jan 08, 2018
East Coast braces for a deep freeze following massive storm
BOSTON (AP) - East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict ...
Jan 05, 2018
PODCAST: Rep Marcia Ranglin-Vassell – remove “Providence Plantations” from the state’s name
Providence Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (D) tells WPRO’s Tara Granahan that she plans on introducing legislation to remove “Providence Plantations” from the state’s of...
Jan 02, 2018
Rhode Island’s minimum wage climbs to $10.10 as neighbors hold steady
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's minimum wage has climbed from $9.60 an hour to $10.10. The increase took effect Monday for the start of the new year. Lawmakers approved increasing the state's m...
Jan 02, 2018
WATCH: WPRO Hosts Read Mean Listener Emails
Dec 29, 2017
Providence City councilman now opposes former Mayor Paolino’s hotel tax break
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Providence Democratic Mayor Joseph Paolino's request for a tax break to build a hotel in the city hit a roadblock during a City Council Finance Committee meeting. WPRI-T...
Dec 29, 2017
