Category Archives: Local News
Kasich, Cruz to get RI delegates despite Trump landslide
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island gave GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump his biggest majority of any state primary this year, but it’s awarding a consolation prize that’s a signif...
Apr 28, 2016
Providence budget proposal calls for $20M spending increase
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has proposed a nearly $717 million city budget that includes reductions in residen...
Apr 28, 2016
Hummel Report — Mailing it in
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is being entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to repair the state's failing bridges. But some residents in Smithfield give the D.O.T. a failing ...
Apr 28, 2016
Providence Place to convert vacant space into more parking
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has voted to approve a $20 million renovation project at the Providence Place mall that will bring additional parking and streetscape chan...
Apr 27, 2016
Polls are open for Rhode Island’s presidential primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The votes of hundreds of thousands of unaffiliated Rhode Island voters are up for grabs in the state’s presidential primary. Of the five states holding a primary Tuesday,...
Apr 26, 2016
Election Guide: 5 candidates vie for validation in 5 states
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-V.t, right, and Hillary Clinton react as they speak during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Thursday, ...
Apr 26, 2016
Trump hits GOP rivals hard at Rhode Island rally
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses an audience during a campaign rally, Monday, April 25, 2016, in Warwick, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Republican president...
Apr 25, 2016
Trump on Deflategate: ‘Leave Tom Brady alone’
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing in on Deflategate, saying “Leave Tom Brady alone.” Trump made his comments during a campaign appearanc...
Apr 25, 2016
Appeals court: QB Tom Brady must serve ‘Deflategate’ penalty
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves Federal court, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, in New York. Brady left the courthouse after a full day of talks with a federal judge in his dispute with the...
Apr 25, 2016
Voters urged to be prepared for Rhode Island’s primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A nonpartisan good government group is encouraging voters to be prepared before heading to the polls for Rhode Island’s presidential primary. John Marion of Common Cause ...
Apr 25, 2016
