Category Archives: Local News
Providence College, students apologize for officer’s injury
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Students and college officials have apologized for a mob that injured an officer hit by a hurled liquor bottle as students gathered to ...
Apr 13, 2015
World’s largest surfboard being built in Rhode Island
Project Manager Bob Steel (left) and President of mouldCAM John Barnitt (right) stand between two halves of the world's largest surfboard. Photo by Andrew Augustus, WPRO News. Andrew Augustus, WPRO Ne...
Apr 13, 2015
630 Under 30: Max Winograd’s multi-million dollar unsticky glue
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News At 27 years old, Max Winograd is the president, CEO and co-founder of a company that's raised $14 million in private capital in the last six years, all by eliminating that p...
Apr 13, 2015
Providence nursing home with $2 million in debt to shut down
Image found on Bannisterhouse.org WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Providence nursing home with more than $2 million in debt is preparing to shut its doors. Officials...
Apr 10, 2015
Bristol man pleads guilty to child porn charges
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Bristol man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court. Prosecutors say 31-year-old Mathew Antignano pleaded gu...
Apr 10, 2015
Aaron Hernandez jurors adjourn for the weekend
Aaron Hernandez WPRO News and the Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will have adjourned for the weekend a...
Apr 10, 2015
Study says home foreclosures rose in Rhode Island last year
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A study says home foreclosures were up last year in Rhode Island. The Providence Journal reports that a study due to be released Friday...
Apr 10, 2015
Many wait times at Providence VA still exceed 30 days
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Officials from the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center say it’s making strides toward providing better care to veterans ev...
Apr 09, 2015
The Rhode Island Spotlight — A Powerful Symbol
One in four Americans has a diagnosed form of mental illness, but two out of three don't seek help because of a perceived stigma. Since 2009 PeaceLove Studios in Pawtucket has offered help to thousand...
Apr 09, 2015
Last defendant in pension lawsuit agrees to settle
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The final defendant in the legal fight over the state’s 2011 landmark public pension system overhaul has agreed to settle. The bo...
Apr 08, 2015
