Category Archives: Local News
Rep MacBeth aborts short-lived Congressional run
Rep Karen MacBeth Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press Republican State Representative Karen MacBeth tells WPRO’s Tara Granahan that she has abandoned her short-li...
May 16, 2016
Cops: Man sent photos of himself in lingerie to girls, women
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police say a Rhode Island man sent photos of himself wearing girls’ school uniforms and lingerie to more than 40 women. Providence resident Dennis Ciaramello was arrested...
May 16, 2016
Father killed, son injured in shooting outside North Providence store
Wikimedia commons image. NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A father has been killed and his son critically injured in a shooting outside of a North Providence convenience store. The men were shot near Sam...
May 16, 2016
World War I era bomb found at Fort Adams office safely detonated
Fort Adams (photo via Flickr) NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A live World War I-era explosive found at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island has been safely detonated. The Newport Daily News reports the bomb wa...
May 16, 2016
Tiverton boy, 6, honored for helping to save his mother
Michael Finch, 6 of Tiverton with his father, Christopher Finch and mother, Rebecca Cottle whom he is credited with saving in a remarkable call to 911. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve...
May 12, 2016
Robert Redford sends thank-you note to Newport after filming
Robert Redford, founder and president of the Sundance Institute speaksduring the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP) NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Robert Redfo...
May 12, 2016
Providence City Councilman Jackson resigns from majority post, keeps seat
photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Providence city councilman has resigned from his position as majority leader but is keeping his council seat after being arrested on charges...
May 12, 2016
Lawmakers look to ban GPS tracking of cars without consent
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate has passed a bill that would make it a crime to electronically track a vehicle without the owner’s consent. The Senate passed it unanimously on We...
May 12, 2016
Warwick Teachers’ Union protests forthcoming layoffs
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Warwick Teachers’ Union is protesting the forthcoming termination of 65 public school teachers, which it claims is a contract violation. The Providence Journal reports t...
May 12, 2016
UPDATED: Providence City Council Majority Leader Kevin Jackson arraigned on embezzlement charge
photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News WPRO News Providence City Council Majority Leader Kevin Jackson has been arraigned on charges he misused campaign funds and embezzled more than $127,000 from a youth ...
May 11, 2016
