Category Archives: Local News
Kilmartin welcomes release of 38 Studios documents
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says he welcomes the pending release of untold thousands of pages of 38 Studi...
Aug 31, 2015
4 arrested at alleged Providence brothel
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Four people have been arrested following a raid at what police describe as a brothel in a Providence apartment. Capt. Anthony Sauro say...
Aug 28, 2015
Judge to unseal documents in 38 Studios case
WPRO News Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein says he will unseal all the documents pertaining to the 38 Studios and release them to the public; although not immediately. Silverstein said Friday ...
Aug 28, 2015
Drone footage reveals man sunbathing on wind turbine
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A West Coast vacationer in Rhode Island was piloting a drone near the wind turbine located at the Portsmouth Abbey School when he discovered a man atop the support column...
Aug 27, 2015
PawSox ownership looks at alternate stadium site
Image courtesy of JAG Investment Realty LLC By Sam Wroblewski WPRO News Larry Lucchino toured a potential alternate site for the proposed stadium to house a relocated Pawtucket Red Sox Wednesday as ne...
Aug 27, 2015
8 arrested in Central Falls prostitution sting
WPRO News and the Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) – Police say eight men have been arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Central Falls. Three female police officers from juri...
Aug 27, 2015
Rhode Island Spotlight — A Century of Tradition
For the past 100 years, Camp Yawgoog has developed a reputation as one of the best Boy Scout camps in the nation. Every summer thousands of scouts from all over the country arrive at the 1,800-acre gr...
Aug 27, 2015
New Providence venue challenges groups to escape locked room
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News A new type of amusement is coming to Rhode Island and it might be a bit puzzling to some people. Escape Rhode Island is described as "a cooperative, real-life adventure spac...
Aug 26, 2015
Curt Schilling, others object to 38 Studios settlement
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is among those objecting to a proposed $12.5 million settlement with four other defendants in the...
Aug 26, 2015
Providence bar at center of Fox bribery scandal sold
Image Courtesy of WPRI 12 and Walt Buteau WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence bar that allegedly bribed former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox in order ...
Aug 26, 2015
