Category Archives: Local News
Cranston’s Park Avenue bridge reopens
WPRO News The Park Avenue bridge in Cranston is finally reopened to traffic, one month after its closure prompted a call for an investigation by the House Speaker. The Rhode Island Department of Trans...
Jul 21, 2015
22-year old reported missing in Warwick
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A twenty-two year old woman reportedly went missing Monday after she was last seen taking a walk down Warwick Avenue. According to her family, Laura Adams is developmenta...
Jul 21, 2015
Report: US children left behind in economic recovery
Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and The Associated Press A new report on child welfare says more U.S. children are liv...
Jul 21, 2015
Firefighters raise over $11,000 for station fire memorial
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com In a small ceremony outside of the Twin River Casino Monday, firefighters handed representatives of the Station Fire Memorial Foundation a check worth $11,600 to p...
Jul 20, 2015
Arrest made in hit-and-run death of Seekonk town official
WPRO News and the Associated Press Authorities say an Attleboro man has been arrested in connection with the January hit-and-run death of the assistant town clerk of Seekonk. Karen McHugh was fatally ...
Jul 20, 2015
11 mothers file complaints against MommyMilk
WPRO News Nearly a week after an exclusive WPRO investigation, eleven mother have filed complaints against Westerly-based Jeweler MommyMilk Creations for delayed jewelry, according to the Attorney Gen...
Jul 20, 2015
Brown chooses new VP for academic finance and administration
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Brown University has chosen a new vice president for academic finance and administration. The Ivy League school...
Jul 18, 2015
Central Falls man sentenced to prison for sexual assault
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Central Falls man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman he believed was his daughter. A sta...
Jul 17, 2015
4 family friendly events this weekend
Hot air balloons take flight. Wikimedia Commons Image. Pageants, puppies and popcorn Or crowns, cats and cotton candy! Miss Rhode Island 2015 Allie Curtis visits the East Greenwich Animal Protection L...
Jul 17, 2015
Police search apartment complex for known gang member
Police block off Harkness Street while searching for known gang member. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News Providence Police deployed a SWAT unit off of Westminster Street in an attempt to c...
Jul 17, 2015
