Category Archives: Local News
NEW: Are we paying to promote the First Gentleman?
Gina Raimondo and her husband, Andy Moffitt talk with reporters following the inaugural. WPRO’s Tara Granahan is asking just that, after receiving a press release entitled, “First Gentlema...
Mar 31, 2016
RI Chief Marketing Officer doesn’t know what Gaspee Day is
photo by NVicacco via Flickr In an interview this morning with WPRO’s Gene Valicenti, Rhode Island Chief Marketing officer Betsy Wall admitted that she didn’t know what Gaspee Day is. For ...
Mar 31, 2016
FBI not commenting on search behind Providence building
Wikimedia commons image. Officials returned to the area around Branch Avenue and Woodward Road Thursday morning. They’ve been digging and searching since Tuesday but have so far declined to say ...
Mar 31, 2016
Governor Raimondo says Iceland video may draw tourists
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s governor says people searching for Iceland online are finding her state instead because of a goof in its tourism video and she’s hoping they’ll...
Mar 30, 2016
Rhode Island designer’s alternative state logo design goes viral
by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO Rhode Island graphic designer Missy Hardesty wasn’t a fan of the state’s new “Warmer and Cooler” design. “It hurt my eyeballs,” she told W...
Mar 30, 2016
Rhode Island is 7th most marijuana-enthused state in US
FILE – Young marijuana plants are shown in this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Rhode Island is the 7th most marijuana-friendly state in the United States, according to ...
Mar 29, 2016
Man’s conviction for 2012 murder overturned by high court
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man’s conviction for a 2012 murder in Warwick has been overturned by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The court on Tuesday vacated the conviction of Tony Gonzalez and se...
Mar 29, 2016
PODCAST: Rep MacBeth joins GOP, loses House leadership spot
Rep Karen MacBeth Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A state lawmaker is set to lose her leadership position in the Rhode Island House of Representatives after becoming a Republi...
Mar 28, 2016
Paolino on panhandlers: “Damn it, I’m gonna have to speak out”
Former Ambassador and Mayor Joseph Paolino with renderings of his proposed overhaul for Newport Grand. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News by Tara Granahan, WPRO “Why can Rudy Giuliani clean up Tim...
Mar 28, 2016
Rhode Island rebrands tourism slogan: “Cooler & Warmer”
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced the launch of the state's new integrated tourism and business-attraction campaign on Monday. The new slogan, "Rhode Island: C...
Mar 28, 2016
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