Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo will join members of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation to break ground on a multimillion-dollar development planned for the area formerly occupie...

Greg Geer in “House Arrest.”   by Frank O’Donnell In 1990, playwright Anna Deavere Smith assembled an oral history related mainly to occupants of the White House. Called "House ...

Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti joined WPRO’s Matt Allen Thursday for an in-depth conversation about RhodeWorks, the controversial DOT signs, and more. Listen Bel...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he wants to make it easier for more people to vote by moving Election Day to the weekend. The Rhode Island Democrat is introducing legislation called t...

photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons   PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Latest on Rhode Island lawmakers returning to work in a rare fall session: 10:45 p.m. The Rhode Island Senate has reces...

by Lexi Kriss, WPRO Benny’s announced the pending closure of all of their retail locations through a press release on Friday afternoon. Benny’s stores have been family- owned for the past ...

photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence has unveiled its first giving meter so people can donate to homeless causes without giving to panhandlers. City officials gathered a...

  FILE – (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)   PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials plan to throw their hat in the ring for a new Amazon headquarters. Matt Sheaff, of the state's eco...

In its first year Clothes To Kids RI has provided a diverse wardrobe to than 3,000 students in Providence County whose families may be struggling to pay for rent and food, let alone clothes. This week...

Matt Allen, Lite Rock 105’s Patrick Austin, Doug MacGunnigle, and comedian Ace Aceto skewer the headlines from Summer 2017.