Category Archives: Local News
Valicenti: Blue Angels return to Rhode Island
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...
May 29, 2015
Former boxing champ launches prostate cancer campaign
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A world heavyweight boxing champion has launched a national prostate cancer awareness campaign in Providence. Five-time champion Evande...
May 29, 2015
Worcester city manager: No public funds for PawSox stadium
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The city manager of Worcester, Massachusetts, says the community has no intention of using public money to finance a stadium for the Pa...
May 28, 2015
After 8 years, RI unemployment rate drops out of 10 worst
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island has dropped out of the top 10 states with the worst unemployment rate for the first time in nearly eight years. The state&...
May 27, 2015
Republican lawmakers critical of Convention Center Authority
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Republican lawmakers say the facilities operated by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority are too often empty, managers there ne...
May 27, 2015
PawSox want deal by end of legislative session
Bill Haberman, WPRO News (Providence) Pawsox Chairman Larry Lucchino says he’s hopeful the team and the state can reach a deal to build a new ballpark in downtown Providence by the time the Gene...
May 27, 2015
Raimondo releases details on truck toll proposal
Beneath a Route 6 ramp in Providence, Gov. Gina Raimondo announces a proposal to impose tolls on trucks to fix bridges and roads. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Governor Gina Raimondo announced the ...
May 27, 2015
UPDATE: Woonsocket police seek murder suspect in stabbing death
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Woonsocket Police are looking for a man in connection to the murder of a 28-year-old woman after she was stabbed in the chest Tuesday night. Alvin Huggins, 31, Woo...
May 27, 2015
Valicenti: Local trucking industry cries foul over rumored tolling
Image found on Wikimedia commons By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Members of the Rhode Island trucking industry are quickly crying foul after reports emerged of a potential new toll on tractor trailers c...
May 27, 2015
Restaurant chain agrees to pay $300,000 in back wages
The now-closed $3 Bar was one of the restaurants named in the back wage investigation WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The owner of several Rhode Island restaurants and...
May 27, 2015
