Category Archives: Local News
Former Providence Mayor and WPRO host Buddy Cianci laid to rest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence said goodbye on Monday to former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking king of one-liners who led the city during a turbulent and troubled six terms. Dozens of people...
Feb 08, 2016
LISTEN: Truck Toll Latest — Job Lot, Governor, Speaker Weigh In
WPRO’s Gene Valicenti interviewed Job Lot CEO Marc Pearlman, Governor Gina Raimondo, and Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello Monday morning regarding the RhodeWorks truck toll legislation. P...
Feb 08, 2016
Lawmakers to vote on truck toll bill as opposition continues
Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A bill to toll big-rig trucks traveling Rhode Island highways is moving toward important votes in the state’s General Assembly des...
Feb 07, 2016
Job Lot to put major expansion on hold, blames truck toll legislation
WPRO News Ocean State Job Lot is suspending construction of a new 500,000 square foot $50 million dollar warehouse expansion at its headquarters in North Kingstown. Company officials tell WPRO’s...
Feb 06, 2016
Paolino to deliver remarks at Cianci funeral
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Providence Mayor and WPRO host Buddy Cianci will be remembered at his funeral by another former mayor who was also once his bitter political rival. Joe Paolino was Provi...
Feb 05, 2016
Cranston City Council wants answers after senior stunt
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Some city councilors in Cranston want to know more about a senior center van driver who posed as an elderly woman during a press conference. WJAR-TV reports the council debated t...
Feb 05, 2016
New England sees first serious snowfall of the season
by MARK PRATT, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - A winter storm packing heavy, wet snow gave New England its first real taste of winter Friday, knocking out power to more than 150,000 customers and threa...
Feb 05, 2016
The Hummel Report — Renewed Interest
We conclude our two-part series this week with a closer look at the North Kingstown man who founded Wind Energy Development in 2009. Mark DePasquale is putting up 10 turbines in western Coventry. For ...
Feb 04, 2016
Police release investigations into prospective state judges
Former State Rep Tim Williamson (photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police have released for the first time background investigations into prospective state judge...
Feb 03, 2016
Brown renames Columbus Day again to honor indigenous peoples
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The faculty at Brown University has voted to rename what used to be called Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. The Ivy League university in 2...
Feb 03, 2016
