Category Archives: Local News
After blast, RI asks Coast Guard to remove old power lines
A front-end loader is used to remove a cable believed to blame for the blast at Salty Brine State Beach that left a woman injured. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press P...
Aug 20, 2015
Pawtucket woman pleads no contest to molesting 2 children
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Pawtucket woman has pleaded no contest to charges that she molested two children and has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The attorney general’s office says Kimber...
Aug 19, 2015
West Nile found in mosquitoes in North Kingstown
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA WPRO News and the Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island environmental officials are warning that West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in North Kings...
Aug 19, 2015
Providence public pools closed due to cloudy water
The pool at Davey Lopes Recreation stands with a padlocked fence. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News WPRO News In the midst of some of this year's hottest days, the city of Providence has closed all fi...
Aug 19, 2015
Swansea fire crews put down boat fire
WPRO News Fire crews were on scene at Pearse Road in Swansea Wednesday morning fighting a fire which broke out on a motor boat. Fire Chief Peter Burke said the flames broke out around 9:15a.m. after a...
Aug 19, 2015
Most popular emoji in Rhode Island revealed
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Chalk this one up in the 'random' category of news stories. Swiftkey, the maker of the popular emoji smartphone app, has revealed which is the most popular emoji used in ...
Aug 19, 2015
WATCH: Deborah Gist lip sync, dance in new Oklahoma gig
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Former Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist seems to be settling into her new gig in Tulsa Oklahoma quite nicely. The city’s new superintendent posted a...
Aug 18, 2015
Former police chief who stole from stripper released
Ex-North Providence Police Chief John Whiting is sentenced to serve 6 months for stealing cash from a stripper. Pool photo by Mary Murphy / The Providence Journal WPRO News and the Associated Press PR...
Aug 18, 2015
Ceremony marks RI steamship disaster
Mary Thornhill, 98, and Councilman Mark Wildenhain lay a wreath at a plaque marking the 1925 steamship Macinac disaster in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Ninety...
Aug 18, 2015
ACLU denounces T.F. Green’s participation in TSA program
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island branch of the American Civil Liberties Union says it objects to a federal “behavior detection” program des...
Aug 18, 2015
