Category Archives: Local News
Rhode Island to host 2017 governors meeting
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The National Governors Association has chosen to hold its 2017 summer meeting in Rhode Island. The Providence J...
Aug 24, 2015
Providence bathrooms closed due to sighting of small bugs
Kennedy Plaza in Providence. Photo by Lindsey Lerner. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The public bathrooms at Kennedy Plaza in Providence were shuttered Monday after someone reported seeing small bugs in t...
Aug 24, 2015
Two arrested in connection to Fall River school fire
WPRO News Two men are under arrest in connection to a massive fire which burned Saturday, damaging the vacant former Coughlin School on Pleasant Street in Fall River. Kristopher Cabral, 27, and Jeffer...
Aug 24, 2015
Police investigate murder-suicide in Providence
Dexter Manor apartments on Broad Street. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News Police are investigating the events which led to a murder-suicide in the Dexter Manor apartments on Broad Street. In...
Aug 24, 2015
Rhode Island Housing Board approves study of housing needs
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Housing Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved the hiring of a nonprofit housing coalition to conduct a study...
Aug 21, 2015
State police: 38 Studios investigation still open, ongoing
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The head of the Rhode Island State Police says there’s still an open, ongoing criminal investigation into the state’s faile...
Aug 21, 2015
Trucker dies in Rhode Island after hitting tree
WPRO News and the Associated Press JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) – State police say a West Virginia man has died after a semitrailer he was driving veered off southbound Interstate 295 in Rhode Island. Rh...
Aug 21, 2015
Two Warwick men arraigned on first degree murder charges
Richard Baribault (left) and Troy Gunderway (right) are arraigned on first degree murder charges connected to the death of 70-year-old Fernando "Captain Freddy" Silva. Pool photo. WPRO Newsroom Two me...
Aug 20, 2015
Police, companies distribute toys, school supplies to RI youths
Police and community leaders launch the annual program providing toys and school supplies for disadvantaged Rhode Island youths. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Police and ...
Aug 20, 2015
Rhode Island unemployment drops to 5.8 percent
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate continues to fall, dropping to 5.8 percent in July, the lowest since October 2007. The state Dep...
Aug 20, 2015
