Category Archives: Local News
Man, 21, pleads guilty in gang-related killing
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A 21-year-old Cranston man has pleaded guilty in the gang-related killing of 22-year-old man last fall. Authorities say Tevin Briggs, a...
Apr 23, 2015
Working group proposes to cut state Medicaid costs by $85.5M
WPRO News and the Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The working group created to cut down on unnecessary regulations and attract businesses to Rhode Island revealed potential cuts to Medicai...
Apr 23, 2015
Is this Providence School Building Making Students Sick?
Rhode Island's oldest charter school had to scramble last year when the long-time lease on its building in Providence was not renewed. It wound up moving into a vacant parochial school that needed a l...
Apr 23, 2015
$3.3 million in environmental grants awarded to RI communities
Janet Coit (right) stands with Governor Gina Raimondo, governor-for-a-day essay winner Khatima Bulmer, and Providence Mayor Jorge ELorza to announce new DEM grants. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News ...
Apr 22, 2015
Rhode Island Statehouse tagged with graffiti
WPRO News and the Associated Press Two granite pillars at the Rhode Island Statehouse have been tagged with graffiti. The Rhode Island State Police were called to the statehouse Tuesday morning to inv...
Apr 21, 2015
Sheriff: Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez is a master manipulator
WPRO News and the Associated Press The sheriff who had former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in custody for more than 18 months says he’s a master manipulator and will probably do f...
Apr 21, 2015
Twin River intends to move Newport Grand to Tiverton
Image courtesy of TRMG By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Twin River Management Group announced they want to move the Newport Grand slot parlor operation to Tiverton in order to expand it into a full-f...
Apr 21, 2015
Man found dead in backyard fire pit
WPRO News and the Associated Press WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – Woonsocket police say they are treating the death of a 60-year-old man whose body was found in a backyard fire pit as an accident. Poli...
Apr 21, 2015
Fomer RI mobster dies in North Carolina federal prison
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gerard T. Ouimette, a former mob enforcer in Rhode Island, has died in a federal prison in North Carolina. Ouimette, who had lived in F...
Apr 21, 2015
Providence Police searching for graffiti suspect
Images courtesy of Providence Police By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Providence Police are on the lookout for a graffiti suspect who has tagged several building in the downtown area. Police say the crim...
Apr 20, 2015
