Category Archives: Local News
Pawtucket development could help ease Pawsox blow
Two women look toward the Festival Pier mixed use site on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News With Pawtucket leaders struggling to keep the P...
Jul 07, 2015
Plane lands safely at T.F. Green Airport after threat made
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A plane has landed safely at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport after officials said a threat was made while it was in flight. Sou...
Jul 07, 2015
Rhode Island seeking marketing firm to promote state
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials are looking for a marketing firm that can create a $5 million tourism and branding campaign. Commerce Secretary ...
Jul 07, 2015
Police looking for person of interest in bank robbery
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Warwick Police released images of man who they say is a person of interest in the investigation of the Coastway Credit Union robbery last month. Police say the images wer...
Jul 07, 2015
Police: Former officer arrested on child molestation charges
WPRO News and the Associated Press NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) – Police say a former police officer in Rhode Island has been arrested after a mother accused him of molesting her 12-year-old daug...
Jul 07, 2015
Ex-Rhode Island House speaker to report to prison
Gordon Fox walks up the steps of federal court in Providence. Photo by Andrew Augusutus WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gor...
Jul 07, 2015
Summer meals, fitness programs launched in Providence
Youngsters play in Father Lennon Park during the kickoff for the summer lunch program in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Youngsters ran races, had their faces p...
Jul 06, 2015
Car strikes Dartmouth MA shoe store
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Shattered glass is all that remains of the front of Harve's Shoe Box after a woman drove her car into the front of the building. Police say the driver, a 65-year-old woma...
Jul 06, 2015
Image of girl found dead in bag in Boston Harbor released
Photo by Massachusetts State Police WPRO News and the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Authorities have released a computer-generated image of a young girl found dead last week inside a plastic ba...
Jul 02, 2015
4th of July Pet Safety Tips
Wikimedia Commons photo. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Fourth of July is a time of fireworks, parades, cookouts and celebrations for us, but for our pets, it can be overwhelming and downright scary. ...
Jul 02, 2015
