Category Archives: Local News

Karen Lynch, seen in an undated photo provided by CVS Health, left the company October 18, 2024. She had been promoted to succeed President and CEO Larry Merlo, effective Feb. 1, 2021. The Associated ...

In a photo provided by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, workers Monday inspected a bridge washed out by flooding from intense rainstorms that fell in Southwestern Connecticut August 18, 2...

A lone work truck occupies the westbound lanes of the Washington Bridge, December 12, 2023, which were closed to traffic due to structural deficiencies. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENC...

Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge...

Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, one of the facilities owned and operated by Steward Health Care, which filed for bankruptcy protection May 6, 2024. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (...

Laufey performed on the main stage at the Newport Jazz Festival August 4, 2024. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity e...

In a frame from the Archidiocese of Boston livestream, Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Providence Bishop Richard Henning meet with reporters after Pope Francis chose Henning to succeed O’Malley...

In a photo supplied by her office, Mass. Gov. Maura Healey signs the state’s FY 2025 state budget, surrounded by legislative leaders and (at right) Lt. Gov. Kim DriscollBOSTON (AP) - Massachuset...

Dragonflies alight on a concertgoer’s fingers at the 2024 Newport Folk Festival July 28, 2024. Photo by Adam Kissick courtesy of the Newport Folk FestivalWESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - A swarm of dragonf...

Vineyard Wind turbine Photo: Vineyard OffshoreNANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) - Offshore wind developers have sent teams to search for debris on the beaches of Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destina...