Category Archives: Local News
Flags lowered in Rhode Island to honor victims in Florida
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo has ordered all U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings in honor of the victims of the shooting at a gay ...
Jun 13, 2016
Raimondo concerned about new charter schools funding formula
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials are in last-minute negotiations over the state education budget that could affect the way charter schools are funded. Education Commissioner Ken Wagner s...
Jun 10, 2016
Raimondo loses a second cabinet member in a week
Macky McCleary is leaving the Department of Business Regulation to head the Public Utilities Commission. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo is losing a second cabin...
Jun 10, 2016
State says nearly 60,000 RI tax refunds haven’t been paid
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island revenue officials say nearly 60,000 income tax refunds haven’t been paid by the state because of a new computer system and a high number of returns labeled s...
Jun 10, 2016
Providence woman pleads to unemployment insurance benefit fraud
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Thursday that Janine Garrett, of Providence, pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses over $1,500 for collecting...
Jun 09, 2016
National Grid advises customers to prepare for hurricane season
(AP Photo/Steven Senne) National Grid says the official start of hurricane season on June 1 should serve as a reminder to everyone that it's time to prepare for the possibility of power outages caused...
Jun 09, 2016
House passes bill prohibiting ‘revenge porn’
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives has passed legislation that would prohibit a malicious practice known as “revenge porn.” Attorney ...
Jun 09, 2016
High court reinstates ex-state Senator Maselli’s law license after bank fraud conviction
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Supreme Court granted a petition this week to reinstate the law license of a former state senator who was previously convicted of bank fraud. The Providence Jo...
Jun 08, 2016
OPINION: House budget’s bus fare hikes have harsh impact on RI’s most vulnerable
Wikimedia Commons Image. by Don Rhodes, President, RIPTA Riders Alliance Some of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable people were dealt a serious blow in the recently released House budget. Disabled a...
Jun 08, 2016
Hooters aims to cut ties with Rhode Island partner over poor conditions
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia-based parent company of Hooters restaurants says in a federal lawsuit that two of its East Coast establishments, including one in Warwick, have been a...
Jun 08, 2016
