Category Archives: Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island gasoline prices have fallen for the 13th consecutive week. AAA Northeast said Monday that its weekly survey found self-serve, regular selling for an average of $1....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials are working to develop a smartphone-based ticketing system for rail commuters traveling between Providence and Boston. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo has ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawmakers want to rename an iconic highway bridge that spans the Providence River but disagree on which person it should memorialize. The Interstate 195 Providence River Bridge...

Barbara Ann Fenton is the Executive Director of The Young Republican National Federation and also heads the RI Young Republicans. Barbara joined WPRO’s Tara Granahan to talk about getting new fa...

MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Four college students are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over an ordinance that bans them from living together in a single-fami...

photo by Mark Moz via Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island climbed nearly 10 percent in January compared to the same time last year, and the number o...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has nominated her pick for the state’s new revenue director. The Democrat says Robert Hull has deep management experience in the financial...

Stock photo from Wikimedia Commons. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island transportation officials say 45 people died on the state’s roadways last year, a steady decline from previous years. Most...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci’s unexpected death last month was caused by sudden blood loss. Cianci’s nephew, Dr. Brad Turchetta, said Tuesday that the ex-ma...

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A fire in a parking garage at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport caused some people to miss their flights but there were no reports of injuries. Airport CEO Peter Frazier say...