Category Archives: Local News
Hummel Report: Hidden
For more than a decade the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has allowed a private citizen to run a non-profit museum in a state-owned building, without any public access to what's i...
Dec 15, 2017
Newport councilman charged with making obscene phone call to teen
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island city councilman has been charged with making an obscene phone call to a 13-year-old boy he says was sending sexual messages to his daughter. The Newport Daily News ...
Dec 12, 2017
Former Cranston police chief pleads not guilty to domestic assault
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island police chief has pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic assault and disorderly conduct. Former Cranston Chief Marco Palombo Jr. entered his plea in Kent C...
Dec 12, 2017
PawSox say team has concerns over revised stadium proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Pawtucket Red Sox are still reviewing revised financing legislation for a proposed stadium in Rhode Island. The legislation introduced Thursday in the Senate Finance Commit...
Dec 12, 2017
Last Benny’s location closes in Greenville
GREENVILLE, R.I. (AP) - The final location of the 93-year-old Rhode Island retail chain Benny's has closed for good. Owners Arnold Bromberg and his sister, Judith Rosenstein, were on hand as the chain...
Dec 12, 2017
Warwick principal pleads not guilty to failing to report child abuse
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island elementary school principal has pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to report child abuse. Colleen Mercurio, principal of Cedar Hill Elementary School in Warw...
Dec 11, 2017
Kinky Boots is fun with heart
Photo by Matthew Murphy. By Kimberly Harper If you're looking to escape the snow this weekend, Kinky Boots at PPAC may be the lighthearted romp you're looking for to warm things up. When Charlie Price...
Dec 09, 2017
Task force: State should borrow $500 million for schools
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A school infrastructure task force is recommending Rhode Island borrow $500 million to repair the state's schools by 2022. Under the Rhode Island School Building Task Force's p...
Dec 08, 2017
Nurses’ union sues to block proposed Memorial Hospital closure
Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Nurses at Memorial Hospital are suing to block the planned closure of the Pawtucket hospital. WPRI-TV reports th...
Dec 08, 2017
Trillo announces candidacy for Rhode Island governor as an independent
Dec 05, 2017
