Category Archives: Local News
Rhode Island police to turn in assessment of Cranston police
WPRO News and the Associated Press CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island State Police will submit an assessment of the Cranston Police Department directly to the city’s mayor instead of m...
Jul 24, 2015
Police: Multiple guns, knives seized from man’s apartment
WPRO News and the Associated Press JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) – Authorities say a tip led to the arrest of a Rhode Island man who allegedly had several weapons in his apartment. WJAR-TV reports that 36...
Jul 24, 2015
Police identify suspected shoplifter who died after jump
The parking garage behind the Providence Place Mall. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Authorities have identified a suspected shoplifte...
Jul 23, 2015
“SLOTS” sign comes down at Newport casino
Workers Thursday remove the giant “SLOTS” sign at the Newport Grand Casino in response to residents’ long-standing complaints. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO ...
Jul 23, 2015
New RI law to phase out cesspools
Gov. Gina Raimondo signs the cesspool phase-out bill into law. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News More than 40 years after Rhode Island outlawed cesspools, a new law requires ...
Jul 22, 2015
Chief medical examiner placed on administrative leave
Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Christina Stanley was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health confirmed Stanley was placed on leav...
Jul 22, 2015
Rhode Island awarded $250K for youth substance abuse program
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island has been awarded $250,000 in federal funding to care for youths with substance abuse disorders. The Providence Journal rep...
Jul 22, 2015
Owners of RI Mall announce first tenant, plans to change mall’s name
A Burlington Coat Factory in Ontario, Canada. Image from Flickr. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News After plans for factory outlets fell through, the newest owners of the former Rhode Island Mall are confirmi...
Jul 22, 2015
Minor earthquake rumbles Rhode Island
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service WPRO News and the Associated Press A minor earthquake struck Rhode Island in the early morning hours. Randy Baldwin, a geophysicist for the U.S. Geologic...
Jul 22, 2015
Providence considering downtown smoking ban
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The city of Providence is considering an ordinance that would prohibit smoking throughout the downtown, a ban that an advocacy group sa...
Jul 21, 2015
