Category Archives: Local News
OSHA investigating after elevator accident in Warwick
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after a man was injured in an elevator accident at a Warwick business. Authorities say it happened at around 9 a...
Feb 18, 2016
Records: Raimondo raised more than $1 million in 2015
FILE – In this June 30, 2015, file photo, Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, left, speaks with Gov. Gina Raimondo, right, as Senate Pres. Teresa Paiva Weed, center right, looks on. (...
Feb 16, 2016
Officials: 3 teens fall through icy pond in Rhode Island
BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) - Fire officials say three teenage boys are in the hospital after falling through an icy pond in Rhode Island. Rescue crews responded to Brickyard Pond in Veterans Memorial Park ...
Feb 16, 2016
Fatal fire under investigation
Damage was heaviest on the top floor of a Fall River triple-decker where a fire victim was found dead. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News A resident of a top-floor apartment was killed ...
Feb 15, 2016
RIDOT director expects truck tolls in 18-24 months
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The head of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation says they are working to get the ball rolling on a new truck tolling and road maintenance program that became law this...
Feb 12, 2016
Trucking group head says battle against tolls not over
Christopher Maxwell, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Trucking Association talks with reporters in June 2015. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The head of a trucking grou...
Feb 12, 2016
Manhole cover crashes into windshield, killing Boston driver
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts State Police say a manhole cover crashed through a windshield on a major Boston highway during the morning commute, killing a driver. Spokesman David Procopio says the manh...
Feb 12, 2016
Republican leader Newberry calls for DOT investigation, Speaker Mattiello declines
House Minority Leader Brian Newberry House Minority Leader Brian C. Newberry has called for a House Oversight investigation into RIDOT and its tactics with respect to passage of the recent tolling leg...
Feb 12, 2016
OPINION: Rep Patricia Morgan – GOP tried to improve bad toll bill
Rep Patricia Morgan argues against RhodeWorks Legislation. (photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO) by Representative Patricia Morgan We are disappointed in Wednesday night’s vote, which will saddle our s...
Feb 11, 2016
Rhode Island stripper, suspected bank robber, arrested
photo via Cranston Police Dept ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) - Police have arrested a stripper in connection with a bank robbery in Rhode Island as she was lying in a Massachusetts motel room bed with cash po...
Feb 11, 2016
