Category Archives: Local News
Changes in minimum wage, campaign finance among new RI laws
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Higher minimum wages and tighter checks on campaign finances are among new laws going into effect as 2016 begins. Rhode Island’s minimum wage will increase by 60 cents pe...
Jan 01, 2016
Gas prices down to average $2.01 per gallon in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gas prices have fallen again in Rhode Island, this time to an average $2.01 for a gallon of regular unleaded. AAA Northeast says its weekly survey on Monday found the average f...
Dec 28, 2015
Man arrested after setting fire during Providence holiday show
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man has been charged with arson after allegedly setting a fire at Southside Cultural Center while a holiday performance was happening at the Providence venue. Fire department...
Dec 28, 2015
DOT says Rhode Island ready for first snowfall
DOT’s Joe Bucci stands in front of Rhode Island’s salt reserves. by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News Rhode Islanders are preparing for the first winter storm of the 2015 winter season and accordin...
Dec 28, 2015
Southern New England prepares for season’s first snowfall
WPRO News and the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - Southern New England is preparing for its first snowfall after a mild start to winter. The National Weather Service is predicting much of Massachusetts...
Dec 28, 2015
Dean St Bridge in Providence to close after the holidays
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Transportation officials say they’re closing a bridge in Providence as they accelerate the schedule to replace it. The state Department...
Dec 28, 2015
Search for woman along Woonasquatucket River comes up empty
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Fire officials say a weekend search conducted along the Woonasquatucket River for a missing elderly woman suffering from schizophrenia and de...
Dec 28, 2015
Firefighters injured in Providence blaze, 3 women rescued
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Officials say two firefighters were hospitalized following the rescue of three women during a blaze that occurred over the weekend in Provide...
Dec 28, 2015
Rhode Island’s top 2015 stories include PawSox, Fox, Chafee
by MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A failed campaign to build a stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox in downtown Providence, prison time for a man who was once one of the most...
Dec 25, 2015
Deadly stabbing, shootings before the holiday in Providence
By WPRO News A man was stabbed to death in Providence Tuesday night, and at least three people were shot early Thursday afternoon, marring the hours before the Christmas holiday in the capital city. P...
Dec 24, 2015
