Category Archives: Local News
16 people arrested after investigation of pawn shop
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Sixteen people have been arrested for allegedly taking part in a stolen goods fencing operation in Cranston. Cranston police and Rhode ...
Feb 19, 2015
State troopers take stand in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez
Massachusetts State Police Trooper John Conron details recovering a DVR hard drive from Hernandez’s basement. Photo by Steve Klmakin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press Three Massachuse...
Feb 19, 2015
Bristol-based business incubator receives development grant
Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor robotics with students at Tinker|Bristol. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to he...
Feb 19, 2015
RI receives grade on declining homeless population
Executive Director of the RI Coalition for the Homeless hands out the state’s new letter grade. Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press Rhode Island has received a ...
Feb 19, 2015
DLT reports possible employee misconduct to State Police
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Department of Labor and Training says it has reported misconduct by one or more employees to the Rhode Island State Police following an internal investigation into un...
Feb 19, 2015
Custodian on high school roof falls through a skylight
WPRO News and the Associated Press SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) – School officials in Smithfield say a custodian shoveling snow off of the high school’s drains fell through a skylight and into th...
Feb 18, 2015
February 2015 3rd snowiest on record
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com February 2015 holds the record has the third snowiest on record, just falling short of the Blizzard of 1978. The National Weather Service shows snow totals for the month ...
Feb 18, 2015
Detective testifies about blue bubble gum in Hernandez trial
Detective Michael Elliot testifies in the Aaron Hernandez trial WPRO News and the Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – A police detective has described how officers found a shell casing and...
Feb 18, 2015
Rhode Island School of Design appoints new President
Image courtesy of the Rhode Island School of Design By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com The Rhode Island School of Design will be under new leadership after the Board of Trustees appointed Rosanne Somerson ...
Feb 18, 2015
Providence mulls refunding property owner’s tax overpayments
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Providence officials are looking at how the city might refund some or all tax overpayments by a property owner who was mistakenly overb...
Feb 18, 2015
