Category Archives: Local News
Police raid Providence massage parlor a week after opening
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – One of Providence’s newest massage parlors didn’t last a week before it was raided for prostitution. The Providence Journal...
May 08, 2015
Former police chief seeking to have conviction overturned
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A lawyer for former North Providence police chief John Whiting is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn his 2012 larceny convictio...
May 07, 2015
Providence man shot in head, drives himself to hospital
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Providence that left one man in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head. The victim...
May 07, 2015
RI man sentenced to 7 years in $800K bank fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a counterfeit check scheme prosecutors say cost local banks around $800,000. At his sentencin...
May 07, 2015
Raimondo’s biggest frustration? Government’s slow pace
This week Jim Hummel sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Governor Gina Raimondo, as she talks about her challenges and offers an assessment of the first three months in office. Plus, her chief...
May 07, 2015
Pawtucket Police: Infant hit by car a tragic accident
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Pawtucket Police are reporting an initial investigation into a 16-month-old boy being critically injured after he was hit by a car has been unofficially labeled as a trag...
May 06, 2015
UPDATE: PawSox looking differently at public-private partnership
PawSox President Jim Skeffington stands on a parcel of I-195 land he hopes will be the new site for a triple A ballpark. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE,...
May 06, 2015
NFL report finds Patriots employees guilty of deflating footballs
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A new report by the NFL says locker room employees of the New England Patriots were guilty of deflating eleven game balls during the AFC championship game against the Col...
May 06, 2015
Mass. leaders focus on prom season drinking and driving
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn and other leaders announce plans to curb prom season fatalities. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Heading into prom and graduat...
May 06, 2015
LA Fitness to open new location on Providence/Pawtucket line
Representatives from LA Fitness join Mayors Jorge Elorza and Donald Grebien to celebrate the start of construction on their newest facility. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Andrew Augustus, WPRO N...
May 06, 2015
