Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Providence Redevelopment Agency has approved a draft plan that would allow it to buy more than 300 abandoned residential properties as part of an effort to reduce neighborh...

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, laughs with R.I. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, right, moments before Raimondo signed the state budget into law during ceremonies at the Statehouse, Tuesday, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police have arrested a 36-year-old Rhode Island man who they say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Providence girl while posing as an Uber driver. Maj. David Lapat...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - One of the top art schools in the U.S. is investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti made out of human waste was found in a gender-neutral bathroom. WJAR-TV reports that the Rho...

File SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Building inspectors suspect an improperly installed medical marijuana growing operation contributed to a carbon monoxide buildup that led to a Smithfield mother’s de...

File photo PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget includes a provision that would require the state’s drivers to pay a total of $11 million in additional fees to fund...

Gov. Lincoln Chafee and then Gov. – elect Gina Raimondo meet in the State House to discuss transition issues. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee ...

Governor Raimondo is joined by Anya Wallach and Eric Beane as she gives an update on the troubled UHIP situation. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s auditor g...

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A 7-month-old girl found unresponsive at a Warwick home has died and police say her father is facing charges. Emergency personnel responding to a 911 call from the infant’s ...

Governor Gina Raimondo. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle   by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo's decision to attend a Deloitte-sponsored event in California last week drew critics, includ...