Category Archives: Local News
Lawmakers celebrate renewed child insurance funds
Senator Jack Reed (left) Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza (center) and Elizabeth Burke Bryant wait to speak on the renewal of CHIP funding By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Rhode Island is kicking off a new ...
Apr 20, 2015
Bombing trial enters penalty phase amid life or death debate
WPRO News and the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – The guilt phase of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial was considered a slam dunk for prosecutors, especially after his lawyer...
Apr 20, 2015
RI gas prices up 11 cents per gallon
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The cost of a gallon of gas in Rhode Island has increased for the first time in six weeks. AAA Northeast reports Monday that self-serve...
Apr 20, 2015
Former Rhode island man gets life for child molestation
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A former Rhode Island resident who now lives in Florida has been sentenced to life in prison for molesting a young girl. Sixty-four-yea...
Apr 20, 2015
Police follow trail of blood to man accused of rape
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence man is facing rape charges after police followed a trail of blood near the victim to the suspect’s apartment. The Pr...
Apr 17, 2015
Watchdog group: Chafee a candidate under federal law
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A campaign finance watchdog group says Lincoln Chafee's recent statements on running for president make him a candidate under federal law, giving him fifteen days to file...
Apr 17, 2015
Cumulus Media Radiothon Raises $400,000
Members of the Cumulus Providence radio team celebrate $400,000 raised for Hasbro Children’s Hospital for the 2015 radiothon A big and heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the 2015 Ha...
Apr 16, 2015
Cause of Warwick condo fire undetermined
Fire tears through the Westgate Apartment complex in Warwick. Photo courtesy Everett Trainer WPRO News Residents displaced by the massive Westgate Apartment Complex fire in Warwick may never know what...
Apr 16, 2015
Protesters call for additional gun legislation outside State House
Protesters gather at a rally outside the State House to call for more gun regulation. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence organized a rally out...
Apr 16, 2015
After controversy, Cranston to restore day off for Good Friday
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News There won't be another Good Friday lawsuit in Cranston next year — at least not over getting the day off. The Cranston School Committee approved a new calendar for the...
Apr 16, 2015
