Category Archives: Local News
Midnight basketball returns to Providence
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joins elected officials, community leaders, and members of the Providence Police Department as they announce the return of Midnight Basketball to the Providence Parks. Ph...
May 26, 2015
Firefighters come to the aid of the Providence Canteen
Paul O’Rourke is president of the group that runs the Providence Canteen. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News On a recent May evening, Providence firefighte...
May 26, 2015
Man dies after apparent fall at Rhode Island quarry
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) – Police have identified a 28-year-old man from Westerly who died after falling 80 to 100 feet at a Westerly quarry. Police identified Jack Daniels on Monday. Authorities sai...
May 25, 2015
Brown hands out 2,530 degrees at its 247th commencement
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – It was a big day for graduates of Brown University. The Ivy League school handed out some 2,530 degrees on Sund...
May 25, 2015
City allows Providence hookah bar to reopen after killing
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence Board of Licenses has voted to allow the reopening of a hookah bar that has been cl...
May 22, 2015
State breaks ground on new veterans home in Bristol
Wikimedia Commons photo. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The state has broken ground on a new home for Rhode Island veterans. Gov. Gina Raimondo, U.S. Reps. James ...
May 22, 2015
Cases of STDs on the rise in Rhode Island
Stock photo WPRO Newsroom Rates of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in Rhode Island according to the Department of Health (HEALTH). New data shows from 2013 to 2014, cases of syphilis wer...
May 22, 2015
Fed chair signals possible interest rate hike during speech in Providence
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and The Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen s...
May 22, 2015
Providence Catholic Diocese launches mobile app
Image of St. Josephs from Wikimedia Commons. Screen shot of Rhode Island Catholic Diocese of Providence mobile app. WPRO Newsroom Catholic in Rhode Island? There's an app for that. The Diocese of Prov...
May 22, 2015
Memorial Day travel expected to hit 10-year high
Stock photo from Wikimedia Commons. WPRO Newsroom AAA says this Memorial Day weekend will have the highest volume of travel the holiday has seen in 10 years. "There is still a lot of the 'hangover,' i...
May 22, 2015
