Category Archives: Local News
Troubled Rhode Island computer rollout draws visit from the governor
Raimondo administration officials (from left) HHS Secretary Elizabeth Roberts, DHS Director Melba Depena Affigne and Administration Director Michael DiBiase in a briefing on the troubled UHIP rollout....
Oct 14, 2016
WATCH: Curt Schilling’s controversial comments defending Donald Trump
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling weighs in with some controversial comments on Fox Business Network regarding Donald Trump's 'locker room talk.’
Oct 14, 2016
New panhandling ordinance in Cranston held for study
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Officials in Cranston have voted to hold for study a panhandling ordinance proposed by the mayor. The Providence Journal reports the vote came Thursday after Mayor Allan Fung ask...
Oct 14, 2016
RI Supreme Court Justice Flaherty accused of ethics violations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An ethics complaint filed against a Rhode Island Supreme Court justice says he failed to disclose his service on the board of a Catholic lawyers’ group. The complaint say...
Oct 14, 2016
Rhode Island regulators halt application for Burrillville power plant
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island regulators have temporarily suspended an application to build a $700-million gas-fired power plant in the town of Burrillville while developers search for a source of...
Oct 14, 2016
No settlement with remaining defendant in 38 Studios lawsuit
(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Attorneys have failed to reach settlement terms with the remaining defendant in the legal battle over who’s responsible for 38 Studios loan ...
Oct 13, 2016
Small plane crashes at North Central State Airport, no injuries reported
photo via RI Airport Corporation by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News A small jet plane overshot the runway at North Central State Airport in Smithfield at about 10:30 Thursday morning. There were no in...
Oct 13, 2016
Lawsuit says Brown protected trustee’s son in drugging case
Photo by Lindsey Lerner. MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A female former Brown University student is suing the Ivy League school over how it handled her allegations that sh...
Oct 13, 2016
Police ID victim in Providence homicide
Providence Police Major David Lapatin. Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO. by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News A Providence man, 34-year-old Jonathan Zapata was allegedly brutally beaten to death near 268 Hartford ...
Oct 13, 2016
The Hummel Report — Assessing the Cost
Several business owners in North Kingstown say a recent sewer project – hailed as a catalyst to grow commercial activity along Post Road – is crushing them with massive assessment costs. T...
Oct 13, 2016
