Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is buying 590 new electronic voting machines that will be used for the fall elections. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea on Thursday unveiled the new equipment, whi...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island elections officials are weighing a proposal that would allow voters with cellphone cameras to prove they voted by taking a selfie photo. The Board of ElectionsR...

What started out as a soup kitchen and emergency shelter in the heart of Westerly nearly three decades ago has evolved into a comprehensive non-profit social service organization that this year will s...

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski joined Paul McCartney on stage along with the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir for a performance of “Helter Skelter.” Check out the videos below:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Drivers who don’t have their E-ZPass mounted properly will soon be charged more to cross the Newport Pell Bridge. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will char...

Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Fall River nears completion. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Amazon is coming to Massachusetts and looking for potential employees ac...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An attorney representing Rhode Island in a lawsuit brought over its failed $75 million deal with ex-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company 38 Studios will ad...

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady will drop his appeal and serve his four-game suspension for the “Deflategate” scandal. The New England Patriots quarterback said...

photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced Wednesday that the Statewide Grand Jury has issued an indictment charging Providence Councilman Kevin Jackson with two coun...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves Federal court, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The scandal that has come to be known as “Deflategate...