Category Archives: Local News

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he speaks at campaign stop, Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Republic...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island attorney general’s office has sued a company that makes jewelry from breast milk, saying it owes customers about $10,000 in refunds. Several people filed...

Image courtesy of TRMG PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would put a proposal to build a Tiverton casino to a statewide vote. The House voted 96-4 on Wednesda...

Providence is a city surrounded – and divided by – water. But if you actually want to get to the water, for boating or fishing or kayaking – or maybe to take a long walk, there is on...

by Tara Granahan, WPRO After examining RI Department of Transportation documents, WPRO’s Tara Granahan has found that completion of construction of the controversial toll gantries, an integral p...

(From left) Pension Mediator Frank Williams, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner testify in front of the Senate Finance Committee. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A lawsuit fil...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island bus fares are on the rise. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is reminding passengers that some fares are rising on Tuesday. The base cash fare for a one-wa...

Watch Chariho's Jake Beauregard’s perfect pass to Tom Longolucco and his game winning basket that gave Chariho a 60-59 victory over Burrillville in Division III championship game Sunday at Brown...

Citing “intimidation tactics from the General Assembly,” Robert Lafleur, the Executive Director of the RI Independent Contractors Association (RIICA) announced his resignation from the ass...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Care New England has announced plans to scale back services at Memorial Hospital. The hospital announced Monday that it will eliminate a number of positions as well as its mater...