Category Archives: Local News

BOSTON (AP) - One of two boaters missing for a week has been found alive, drifting on an inflatable life raft off the coast of Massachusetts, but his mother remains missing, U.S. Coast Guard authoriti...

Stock photo from Wikimedia Commons. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An investigation has found that the number of drivers cited for carrying unsecured loads has more than doubled in Rhode Island over four yea...

photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The building that houses the Rhode Island Department of Health is open again, after being evacuated when an employee received mail that contai...

Image courtesy of TRMG TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) - Twin River Management group is stepping up its efforts to promote its plan for a casino in Rhode Island by opening a new headquarters before the casinoR...

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By Kimberly Harper The Gamm opened its 32nd season with the Tom Stoppard classic "Arcadia," a show that has been frequently requested by Gamm patrons over the years. And in this case, the people were ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A municipal court judge has given Providence officials three weeks to resolve the remaining 108 unpaid tickets accrued by two city vehicles dating back to 2003. WPRI-TV reports...

Screenshot via WPRI-TV, WPRI.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Eight people were arrested in Providence after a melee broke out as officers were trying to arrest a man with an outstanding warrant. Police sa...

Pawtucket’s Redevelopment Agency will be auctioning off the historic Silver Top Diner on October 5, 2016 at 10 am at its site on Middle Street in Pawtucket. In late 2001, the city of Pawtucket l...