Category Archives: Local News
Bridge jumper had numerous weapons, police say
Police in East Providence display 14 guns seized after a suspect jumped off the Washington Bridge. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamklin WPRO NewsEast Providence Police said a California ...
Feb 17, 2022
Man found dead after firing ‘hundreds’ of rounds at police
Police respond following a deadly shootout near Denison Street in Providence February 10, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities say one man is dead after an hours-...
Feb 10, 2022
RI Governor McKee to lift statewide school mask mandate, Executive Order on indoor masking
WPRO NewsThe Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced plans to lift the statewide...
Feb 09, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS
CVS storefront. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated PressCOVID-19 vaccines and the return of customers to stores helped push CVS Health well past fourth-quarter earnings expectations....
Feb 09, 2022
Massachusetts to lift public school mask mandate on Feb. 28
Gov. Charlie Baker announces February 9, 2022 that the mandate that face masks be worn in schools will be lifted effective Feb. 28. MALDEN, Mass. (AP) - Students and staff at public schools in Massach...
Feb 09, 2022
Congressional candidate Fox hits the campaign trail
Democrat Joy Fox works the room at the Atwood Grill in Johnston February 8, 2022 in her campaign for Congress, running into diner and former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who is considering a Republican ...
Feb 08, 2022
Massachusetts to send $500 to 500,000 low-income workers
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker spoke to reporters recently in a photo issued by his office BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts is poised to begin distributing $500 payments to about 500,000 low-income workers, Gov....
Feb 08, 2022
Group seeks barriers to prevent suicides from major bridges
The Mount Hope Bridge. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press A suicide prevention advocacy group in Rhode Island is calling on the agency that operates and maintains the state's major ...
Feb 07, 2022
PC Friars beat Georgetown, rise to 11th place in AP Poll
by AARON BEARD, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Providence rose four spots to No. 11 in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll, its highest perch since the 2015-16 season when the Friars...
Feb 07, 2022
Priest on leave over decades-old child abuse allegation
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest from Rhode Island h...
Feb 04, 2022
