Category Archives: Local News
Advocates urge lawmakers to legalize, regulate marijuana
Director Jared Moffat of Regulate Rhode Island displays 500 postcards supporting bills to legalize and regulate marijuana in the state. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A gr...
Jun 17, 2015
Child at Warren daycare dies from bacterial infection
Stock photo By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Department of Health is monitoring more than a dozen children who attend a Warren daycare after a child died from a bacterial infection. A spokeswoman for HE...
Jun 17, 2015
Police investigate Oaklawn Ave stabbing
Police sit outside a home on Oaklawn Avenue. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Cranston Police are investigating a reported stabbing at a home on Oaklawn Avenue late Wed...
Jun 17, 2015
PHOTOS: Library-turned-home for sale in Warwick
Photo courtesy Keller Williams Realty. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The former Old Warwick League Library in Warwick Neck is up for sale, but you don't have to know the Dewey Decimal System to buy it. K...
Jun 17, 2015
Fire Marshall investigates East Providence fire
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The State Fire Marshall was on the scene of a fate fire late Wednesday morning in East Providence. Officials say the blaze started around 3:30a.m. and claimed the life of...
Jun 17, 2015
Woman survives jump from Rhode Island bridge
Photo by Barbara Eckstein WPRO News and the Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – A 28-year-old Rhode Island woman has survived a 135-foot jump from a bridge into Narragansett Bay. North...
Jun 17, 2015
RI Senate to revive Governor’s truck toll bill
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio submitted legislation Tuesday calling for the implementation of Governor Gina Raimondo's plan to toll large tractor trailers. The...
Jun 17, 2015
Union: Casino security guards want to stay armed
WPRO News and the Associated Press LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) – Security guards at a Rhode Island casino say taking their guns away would be a mistake. The union for the security officers at Twin River ...
Jun 17, 2015
Providence firefighters want to block restructuring
Providence Fire trucks. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence firefighters’ union is asking a judge to block the city f...
Jun 16, 2015
“Operation Zombie” nets gang arrests for drugs, guns
Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare is flanked by police and other leaders to announce gang arrests in “Operation Zombie”. Five guns netted in the arrests are on displ...
Jun 15, 2015
