Category Archives: Local News

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A lawyer for imprisoned former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has been granted another extension to file campaign finance docume...

Mayor Scott Avedisian speaks at a rally with the Warwick North 11-12 year old softball team at Warwick City Hall. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. Andrew Augustus, WPRO News After beating Delaware...

  Mayor Allan Fung talks with reporters after a scathing State Police report into his handling of the Cranston Police Department. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News   WPRO Newsroom and The Ass...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island National Guard has a new commander. Col. Christopher Callahan became the state’s 44th adjutant general during a ...

Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com For the second time in nearly three months, Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebrien is calling on Governor Gina Raimondo to release the results of...

By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Rhode Island chapter of the ACLU is calling on the Cranston City Council and the Rhode Island State Police to initiate a broader investigation into the city's police ...

Governor Gina Raimondo signs an executive order to create a task force to take on the opioid crisis in Rhode Island. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Governor Gina Raimo...

Image courtesy of Woonsocket Police By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Two Woonsocket men were arrested by Rhode Island State Police Tuesday after they were discovered transporting a large number of stolen...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The principal at a Cranston middle school was arrested at T.F. Green Airport for carrying illegal drugs in his luggage. A spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Airport Corporatio...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – An East Providence woman has been charged for her alleged role in the beating death of her 6-year-old son. Trisha Oliver was arraigned ...