Category Archives: Local News
Police investigating after SUV hit by gunfire on 146
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State police are investigating after an SUV was struck by gunfire as it drove on Route 146 in Providence. Police say it happened just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday as the SUV travel...
Jan 20, 2016
Lawmakers proclaim ‘#DSTRONG Day’ to honor boy with cancer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers are proclaiming “#DSTRONG Day” to honor an 8-year-old boy with terminal cancer whose final wish was to become famous in China. Dorian Murray ...
Jan 20, 2016
Brookings Institution report calls for investments to grow state’s economy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Brookings Institution report has recommended that businesses, government and other entities in Rhode Island invest in several industries to grow the state’s economy. Go...
Jan 19, 2016
Pianist Chick Corea heads up Newport Jazz Festival lineup
Chick Corea. Photo by Alberto Cabello/Flickr NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Pianist Chick Corea, who turns 75 this summer, will be celebrating the milestone with his all-star trio at the nation’s oldest j...
Jan 19, 2016
Newport manager recommends body cameras for city police
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Newport’s city manager is recommending that city police officers start wearing body cameras. The Newport Daily News reports that interim City Manager Joseph Nicholson said i...
Jan 19, 2016
‘Bordeaux Bandit’ held in Rhode Island on warrant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The man who authorities dubbed the “Bordeaux Bandit” for allegedly stealing expensive bottles of wine around the Northeast is being held in Rhode Island on an unrel...
Jan 19, 2016
Senator Reed says the US is losing the messaging campaign in Iraq
RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In Iraq, the United States is pounding the Islamic State with air strikes but losing the airwaves. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed said Thursday that 80...
Jan 14, 2016
Enforcement of Pawtucket massage parlor ordinance on hold
photo via Flickr Creative Commons PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The city of Pawtucket has agreed to postpone the enforcement of a recently approved ordinance regulating “body works” spas or massa...
Jan 14, 2016
The Hummel Report — Too Little Too Late?
After years of having a metals recycling company violate orders from the state to keep contaminants from running into the Providence River, the Rhode Island Attorney General finally filed suit against...
Jan 14, 2016
GE still considering Rhode Island for operations jobs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - General Electric says it’s still considering moving some jobs to Rhode Island after choosing to relocate its headquarters to Boston. GE spokesman Seth Martin on Wednesday...
Jan 13, 2016
