Category Archives: Local News
Medical pot advocates oppose proposed Rhode Island plant tax
Users and caregivers join Steven Brown of the ACLU (at left) to criticize Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed tax on medical marijuana. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and The...
Feb 11, 2016
Rhode Island senators debate truck tolls ahead of vote
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo says she hopes to sign a highway truck toll bill as soon as this week if it passes the Rhode Island General Assembly on Thursday. State senators began debati...
Feb 11, 2016
Police: Rhode Island Hospital didn’t cooperate when assault was reported
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence police say Rhode Island Hospital wouldn’t cooperate with a criminal investigation for several days after a patient claimed a nursing assistant sexually assault...
Feb 11, 2016
House passes truck toll legislation 52-21
Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a plan to charge big-rig trucks to travel through ...
Feb 10, 2016
Rhode Island House nears vote on truck tolls
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello presides over the truck toll debate on February 10. MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives has b...
Feb 10, 2016
Elorza optimistic in State of the City address
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza delivers the State of the City address. Phot by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza says Rhode Island’s capital ci...
Feb 10, 2016
Lucchino: PawSox to consider upgrades to McCoy Stadium
Larry Luccino (left) and Dr Charles Steinberg address the media on November 9. (Photo by Andrew Augustus) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino says the team is considering improvemen...
Feb 10, 2016
PODCAST: Chris Maxwell and Mike Collins with Matt Allen
Chris Maxwell, Matt Allen, and Mike Collins discuss truck tolls on WPRO. Chris Maxwell from the RI Trucking Association and Mike Collins from M & D Transportation join Matt Allen to talk ab...
Feb 08, 2016
Rhode Island State Police trace ‘robocall’ bomb threats to Russia
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State police say a string of bomb threats that targeted schools in three Rhode Island communities left an electronic trail leading to Russia. The Providence Journal reports tha...
Feb 08, 2016
Joseph Paolino’s Eulogy of Buddy Cianci
Former Providence Mayor and close friend Joseph Paolino offers the eulogy for WPRO host and fellow former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci.
Feb 08, 2016
