Category Archives: Local News
Judge refuses to dismiss former state senator’s DUI charges
WPRO News and the Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – A District Court judge has refused to dismiss a drunken-driving charge against former Democratic state Sen. Stephen Alves. Rhode Island st...
May 01, 2015
Warwick Police no longer checking Motel 6 guest list
Warwick police respond to a firearm incident at the Jefferson Boulevard Motel 6 in 2014 By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Two weeks after announcing they would be checking the guest list of the crime-plag...
May 01, 2015
Some music at Fort Adams being silenced by red tape
Chris Botti plays the Newport Jazz Festival. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – A plan to put on up to 10 concerts this year at Newport̵...
May 01, 2015
Quonset Air Museum may stay closed after building condemned
Image from Wikimedia Commons WPRO News and the Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – The Quonset Air Museum may not be able to reopen following a partial roof collapse in March under the...
May 01, 2015
Bomb squad called to Pawtucket, fake grenade found
WPRO News A police bomb squad was called to the site of a laundry fire on York Avenue in Pawtucket after what appeared to be a grenade was found inside. Fire crews quickly put out a small dryer fire a...
Apr 30, 2015
Police: Man arrested for trading images of child porn
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Pawtucket man faces felony charges for possessing and transferring child pornography over the Internet. Thirty-seven-year-old Jason S...
Apr 30, 2015
State senators learn more about pension deal
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State senators are learning more about the deal that would resolve years of legal wrangling over Rhode Island’s landmark public p...
Apr 30, 2015
Students call on lawmakers to back school repairs
Students call on lawmakers at the State House to lift a moratorium on school construction and to fund needed repairs. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Students from u...
Apr 29, 2015
Jury finds Central Falls man guilty of killing 6-year-old
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Central Falls man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son. Thirt...
Apr 29, 2015
Rhode Island State Police take kids on West Point field trip
The Washington Statue at West Point Military Academy. Wikimedia Commons photo. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island State Police troopers have taken a grou...
Apr 29, 2015
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