Category Archives: Local News
Effort underway to ban plastic bags in Charlestown
photo via Flicker/velkr0 CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) - An effort is underway in Charlestown to make it the first community in Rhode Island to ban the use of single-use plastic shopping bags. The Town Counc...
Apr 18, 2016
Rhode Island bill would ban smoking on public beaches
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A bill introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly would ban smoking on the state’s public beaches. Rep. Joseph Shekarchi, a Warwick Democrat, says he was asked to in...
Apr 18, 2016
Fire breaks out underneath Rt. 10 overpass in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A fire that broke out over the weekend below the state Route 10 overpass is under investigation by the Providence Fire Department. Fire officials tell WJAR-TV that trash on Cra...
Apr 18, 2016
Rhode Island launches mobile voter tool ahead of primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island has introduced a new mobile website tool to help smartphone-carrying voters on Election Day. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says the tool will allow voters to ch...
Apr 18, 2016
Providence Mayor Elorza bans city funded travel to North Carolina and Mississippi
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza signed an executive order Thursday prohibiting non-essential city funded travel to North Carolina and Miss...
Apr 15, 2016
Rhode Island busts net 20 arrests, 330 pounds of marijuana
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities in Rhode Island say they have arrested 20 people, seized 330 pounds of marijuana and confiscated more than $330,000 in cash during an eight-month investigation into...
Apr 15, 2016
Man arrested after shooting in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police have arrested a man they say fired shots at officers who were trying to control a crowd outside a Providence nightclub. It happened early Friday morning, when around 40 ...
Apr 15, 2016
Dueling Rhode Island bills would regulate Uber and Lyft
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Dueling bills in the Rhode Island General Assembly are seeking to regulate the growing use of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft. The Senate Commerce Committee held a...
Apr 15, 2016
DOT Director Alviti: No “switch-pitch” on RhodeWorks 6/10 plan
by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti told WPRO’s Gene Valicenti on Friday that the idea for a tunnel/greenspace hybrid project for the 6/10 c...
Apr 15, 2016
Rhode Island won’t replace derided ‘Cooler & Warmer’ slogan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s commerce secretary says the state is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar tourism campaign to attract summertime vacationers but has no plans to repla...
Apr 14, 2016
