Category Archives: Local News
Private service for woman lost at sea exposes family rift
Nathan Carman arrives in a small boat at the US Coast Guard station in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Carman spent a week at sea in a life raft before being rescued by a passing freighter. (AP Photo...
Oct 26, 2016
A fast track to ruin? Amtrak opponents fear high-speed plans
In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 photo, an Amtrak Acela train travels through Old Lyme, Conn. A plan to speed up Amtrak’s high-speed rail corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C., is welcomed by b...
Oct 26, 2016
New “Rhode Warrior” comic book to debut at RI ComicCon
Altered Reality Entertainment Comics announced Wednesday that they will release a new, Rhode Island based comic book called “THE RHODE WARRIOR” on November 11 at the fifth anniversary Rhod...
Oct 26, 2016
OPINION: Senator Elaine Morgan says voter ID insures Rhode Island’s election is not rigged
Senator Elaine Morgan (R-Hopkinton) by Senator Elaine Morgan At a time when the country is concerned over the conduct of elections, RI is among states that will use photo IDs this year to better insur...
Oct 26, 2016
2 state DHS offices to extend hours to reduce wait times
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two field offices for the state Department of Human Services are offering extended hours to help reduce wait time...
Oct 26, 2016
Providence firefighter charged with cocaine possession, intent to deliver
Providence Fire trucks. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s office confirms that Ricardo Garcia, a Providence firefighter, has been ar...
Oct 25, 2016
Barrington ‘yoga pants parade’ to protest man’s comments on women’s wear
photo by Jasmine Kaloudis via Flickr/Creative commons Matt O’Brien, Associated Press BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) - Women clad in yoga pants plan to parade through a coastal Rhode Island town in...
Oct 21, 2016
Rhode Island DMV delaying launch of new computer system
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is delaying the launch of its new computer system. The Providence Journal reports the agency confirmed Thursday that the team workin...
Oct 21, 2016
Providence Councilman Jackson sues to block recall efforts
photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Embattled Providence City Councilman Kevin Jackson is suing in an effort to block a group of constituents who are seeking his ouster through a...
Oct 21, 2016
Two arrested in Providence protest against Dakota Access pipeline
This photo provided by FANG Collective depicts protestors identified by the group as Steve Davis and Laura Borth, both of Massachusetts, chained to a concrete and rebar pylon in the vestibule of TD Ba...
Oct 20, 2016
