Category Archives: Local News
Rhode Island lawmaker shares ‘me too’ revelation of harassment, legislators respond
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A state lawmaker is responding to actress Alyssa Milano's call to tweet "me too" to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assau...
Oct 17, 2017
Wild turkey flies into Cranston orthodontics office’s waiting room
photo via Pezza Orthodontics Facebook page CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - An orthodontics office in Rhode Island has received an unexpected patient in their waiting room - a wild turkey who crashed through the...
Oct 17, 2017
PODCAST: Elections board member challenges Block complaint
WPRO News Former candidate for Governor Ken Block recently leveled a number of allegations against the state Board of Elections, saying it violated its own voter ID laws by not requiring voters who vo...
Oct 16, 2017
Judge bars teacher sick-outs in Warwick school district
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A judge has ordered teachers in a Rhode Island school district not to hold any more sick-outs for the next 10 days. Superior Court Judge Susan McGuirl issued a temporary restraini...
Oct 16, 2017
Entangled dock line blamed for Newport tall ship crash
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, an educational tall ship homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, is grounded Sunday, October 11, 2017 in Newport Harbor after the tall ship lost power and hit multiple other ...
Oct 16, 2017
WRAPUP: Veterans Junior High School closed in Warwick after teachers call in sick
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Another school in Warwick has canceled classes after a large number of teachers called in sick amid ongoing contract negotiations. Classes at Veterans Junior High School were canc...
Oct 11, 2017
Sen. Whitehouse met with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) met with reporters in his office in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Senator Sheldon Whitehouse confirmed Tuesday i...
Oct 10, 2017
PODCAST: Sons of Italy wants Columbus statue moved to Federal Hill
Red and black paint and an expletive is found spread across the statue of Christopher Columbus at Columbus Square in Providence on Columbus Day. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) ...
Oct 10, 2017
Barge carrying crane sinks in Providence River
photo by Tessa Roy WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials are investigating after a barge carrying a crane sank in the Providence River. The Providence Fire Department responded to r...
Oct 10, 2017
Columbus statue in Providence defaced on Columbus Day
Red and black paint and an expletive is found spread across the statue of Christopher Columbus at Columbus Square in Providence on Columbus Day. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO ...
Oct 09, 2017
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