Category Archives: Local News
Documents show doubts about Chafee during 38 Studios crisis
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Recently released documents in the state of Rhode Island’s lawsuit over a deal with a failed video game company started by a form...
Oct 12, 2015
Providence lounge temporarily closed after double shooting
Wikimedia commons image. WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – City officials have temporarily shut down a Providence nightclub after two men were shot. Police say a 28-year...
Oct 12, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Brown student who wrote “racist” columns speaks out
Photo by Lindsey Lerner. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Brown University student who wrote two columns that prompted student protests and an apology from the student newspaper is speaking out for the ...
Oct 10, 2015
Study released on RhodeWorks proposal
Governor Gina Raimondo answers questions about a new study done on her "RhodeWorks" proposal. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo announced the latest...
Oct 08, 2015
Hummel Report: Sooner or Later
After years of deferred maintenance, North Providence has schools that need major repairs or replacement. But will taxpayers foot the bill for an estimated $75 million price tag to solve the problem? ...
Oct 08, 2015
Brown and URI are set to face off in annual Governor’s Cup
URI Head Coach Jim Fleming, Governor Gina Raimondo, and Brown Head Coach Phil Estes pose with the Governor’s Cup. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO News This will be the ...
Oct 01, 2015
Mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com For the fifth time this year, a sample of mosquitoes tested by the Rhode Island Department of Health has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The s...
Oct 01, 2015
Rhode Island EMA: prepare ahead of storm
Image from the National Hurricane Center By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is calling on the public to immediately prepare for Hurricane Joaquin before it make...
Oct 01, 2015
Rhode Island’s 2 US senators push to raise smoking age to 21
WPRO News and the Associated Press Rhode Island’s two U.S. senators are pushing to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday were among ...
Oct 01, 2015
Changes underway at RI DOT
Construction progresses on a temporary replacement for the I-95 “Providence viaduct”. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO News and The Associated Press Calling the agency dysfunctiona...
Sep 30, 2015
