Category Archives: Local News

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence councilman is calling on the mayor and other council members to pass a tax plan for businesses on former Interstate 195 la...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence School Board has named an education consultant who has worked closely with the district as interim school superintendent...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Those outside of Rhode Island might not understand coffee milk, hot wieners or why it’s a sin to drink Del’s through a straw. There’s lots of things only t...

By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Pawtucket Police are searching for a man and woman after the pair allegedly broke into an apartment on Orth Street Monday morning and stabbed the occupant. According to p...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Utah man has been sentenced for conspiring with his brother to ship 239 pounds of marijuana on a single-engine plane to Rhode Island....

By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com An exotic dancer formerly employed by the Foxy Lady is suing the gentleman's club for allegedly violating her labor rights by not offering her and other dancers a base wa...

Gov. Lincoln Chafee. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News He’s been saying he is considering a run, but now a spokeswoman for former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee c...

This summer, Rocky Point in Warwick will be the home of outdoor movie events similar to this one. Wikimedia Commons Photo. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News You won't be able to ride the Corkscrew or the Mus...

By Sam Wroblewski 603wpro.com A Pawtucket man was charged with producing child pornography Friday after a State Police investigation found he had filmed an act of child molestation. Robert Barrie, 37,...

Photo found on Wikimedia Commons By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The iconic Blue Angels are returning to Rhode Island this weekend to showcase their classic act at the 2015 Rhode Island Air Show in Quon...