Category Archives: Local News
After being spared from euthanasia, Cliff the Coyote captured, moved
Photo Credit: Dave Hornoff/The Conservation Agency NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island coyote that was recently spared euthanasia after a public outcry has been captured - but the animal’s futur...
Oct 06, 2016
Rhode Island Spotlight: Everyone’s Included
The elite runners and Olympians often grab the headlines at the CVS Health Downtown 5K, but the event – in its 27th year – now includes a lot of runners you may not have seen on the news: ...
Oct 06, 2016
Classic Rhode Island diner rescued from wrecking ball
MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Each year some of the roughly 2,000 factory-built diners around the United States are demolished, but an enduring fascination with the 20th-...
Oct 05, 2016
UPDATE- Feds: RhodeWorks truck tolls complies with federal law, truckers react
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that the federal government agrees with Rhode Island’s program to implement bridge tolls on large commercial vehicles or ...
Oct 05, 2016
Downtown Warren named one of the “Great Places in America”
photo of Warren via Wikimedia Commons. Downtown Warren, Rhode Island is one of the 15 “Great Places in America,” according to a new study by the American Planning Association. According to...
Oct 05, 2016
WATCH – Ask the Speaker: Mattiello talks car tax, truck tolls, more
Oct 05, 2016
More info sought on proposed Burrillville power plant
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) - A company seeking to build a gas-fired power plant in the Rhode Island town of Burrillville has been ordered to provide more information before a review of the proposal can m...
Oct 05, 2016
Officials: Processing errors delayed Rhode Island SSI payments
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Officials in Rhode Island say processing errors caused the delay of Supplemental Security Income payments to thou...
Oct 05, 2016
LISTEN – Mattiello on ending WPRO boycott: situation begs for a solution
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello expressed hope that an end to the Rhode Island Democratic PartyR...
Oct 04, 2016
Overnight standoff in Portsmouth ends peacefully
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) - A Portsmouth man is facing charges after allegedly threatening two women with a gun and then holding police at bay during an overnight standoff. Police say an intoxicated James...
Oct 03, 2016
