Category Archives: Local News
Providence unveils new vehicle to combat drunk driving
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza was joined by members of Providence Public Safety Friday to unveil a new vehicle which they say will help police officers combat impaired driving. The Blood Alcohol Testi...
Oct 30, 2015
Rhode Island man sentenced for fraud on tax returns
WPRO News and the Associated Press An East Greenwich man has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns that wrongly sought millions in tax refunds from the U.S. govern...
Oct 29, 2015
6 Dunkin’ Donuts workers taken to hospital in Rhode Island
WPRO News and the Associated Press Six workers at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Exeter had to be taken to the hospital after they were sickened by smoke. Fire Chief David Chamberlain tells WPRI-TV that an...
Oct 29, 2015
Grey Sail Brewing raises funds for breast cancer research
Money raised from the pink packaging, growlers, and howlers will be donated to cancer research. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO News As customers walk around their local liqu...
Oct 28, 2015
RI GOP, RITA question Raimondo’s RhodeWorks data
By Sam Wroblewski, reporting Andrew Augustus State Republicans and the Rhode Island Trucking Association are putting Governor Gina Raimodno's RhodeWorks proposal under a microscope as the two parties ...
Oct 28, 2015
Record store thief wanted in Providence
Image courtesy of Providence Police By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Providence Police are looking for a man wanted in connection to a record store robbery on Angell Street. Police say the robbery occurr...
Oct 28, 2015
Pawtucket Police searching for attempted gas station robber
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Pawtucket Police report they are actively searching for the man who attempted to rob the Best Way gas station Tuesday night. According to police a robber entered the gas ...
Oct 28, 2015
Critic reacts to Governor’s stance on West Warwick nightclub
Evolution Mills on 65 Manchester Street in West Warwick. Photo by Loopnet.com By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A father of one of the Station Nightclub fire victims is speaking out after Governor Gina Ra...
Oct 28, 2015
Pawtucket man pleads guilty to molesting 4-year-old relative
WPRO News and the Associated Press Authorities say a 56-year-old Rhode Island man is going to jail for 15 years after he pleaded guilty to molesting a 4-year-old girl. The Providence Journal reports t...
Oct 28, 2015
President, CEO of Blue Cross Rhode Island to retire
WPRO News and the Associated Press Officials say the President and CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will retire next year. Peter Andruszkiewicz said in a statement Tuesday that he p...
Oct 28, 2015
