Category Archives: Local News
Man faces 20 years for cocaine trafficking
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com A Providence man faces twenty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine. Kendall Ferrara, 33, was arrested in February after an undercover FBI...
Apr 06, 2015
Police arrest 22 men in prostitution sting operation
WPRO News Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza along with members of the city police force announced the arrest of twenty-two "johns" as a part of an ongoing prostitution sting, Operation Backpage. The opera...
Apr 03, 2015
Hundreds march on State House in Walk for Hunger
Walkers gather at the steps of the State House for the 37th annual Good Friday Walk for Hunger. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News Hundreds of faithful from churches throughout the area marche...
Apr 03, 2015
Local animal shelter finds home after facing eviction
Puppies at the East Greenwich Animal Protection League. Photo by Kim Kalunian, WPRO News. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News After a huge outpouring of support, the East Greenwich Animal Protection League (EG...
Apr 03, 2015
Investigation concludes driver innocent in RIPTA fatality
A memorial is left on Smith Street where a young girl was struck and killed. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Providence Police have concluded the driver of the RIPTA bus...
Apr 03, 2015
Warwick to investigate handling of school abuse case
WPRO News and the Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The Warwick School Committee has voted to hire a lawyer to investigate how Superintendent Richard D’Agostino and other school offici...
Apr 03, 2015
Officers disciplined after erasing man’s phone video
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Two Providence police officers have received one-day suspensions for knocking a man down and erasing a cell phone video he had taken of...
Apr 03, 2015
Cranston schools open on Good Friday
A bus drops off students at the Garden City School in Cranston. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News All but one of the Cranston public schools opened their doors Good Friday morning following...
Apr 03, 2015
Woman found dead in car outside RI elementary school
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Providence police have identified a woman who died after being shot inside a car that crashed into a fence outside a city elementary sc...
Apr 02, 2015
Mark Wahlberg to produce Boston Marathon bombing movie
Image found on Wikimedia Commons WPRO News and the Associated Press CBS Films says Mark Wahlberg is set to produce “Patriots’ Day,” a feature film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bomb...
Apr 01, 2015
