Category Archives: Local News
Vandal tags Islamic School of Rhode Island
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com West Warwick Police are investigating after vandals spray painted derogatory remarks onto the front doors of the Islamic School of Rhode Island over the weekend. School o...
Feb 16, 2015
Beer is for Lovers: Local brewer makes aphrodisiac stout
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Foolproof Brewing Company's latest suds are specifically for sweethearts...or anyone who likes a new brew. Foolproof President and Founder Nick Garrison says their latest li...
Feb 13, 2015
Inspirational coach: Shame on Little League adult cheaters
Screenshot taken from ESPN WPRO News and the Associated Press CUMBERLAND, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island coach whose inspirational speech to his team went viral after they lost in the Little Leagu...
Feb 12, 2015
Elorza warns middle schoolers about drug use
WPRO News In a joint presentation, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and US Attorney Peter Neronah stood before students of Nathaniel Greene Middle School about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. "Young ki...
Feb 12, 2015
Sonic restaurants confirm Rhode Island franchise
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com Sonic restaurants have confirmed they will be expanding further into the northeast with its first Rhode Island franchise set to open mid-2015. Sonic says the franchisee w...
Feb 12, 2015
WWII veteran given diploma after 75 years
By Sam Wroblewski 630wpro.com After joining the army at age seventeen to fight in World War Two, Central High School alum Domenic Giarrusso was given his diploma after seventy-five years. "It's beyond...
Feb 12, 2015
Snow causes collapse of fabric roof at Brown tennis center
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The fabric roof at Brown University’s indoor tennis center has collapsed under the weight of snow. The university says no one was...
Feb 12, 2015
January storm cost state, municipalities about $9 million
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State agencies and municipalities are reporting estimates of about $9 million in cleanup costs for the January snow storm. Full details...
Feb 12, 2015
Cranston couple arrested on sex trafficking charge
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Cranston couple have been arraigned on kidnapping and sex trafficking charges after they were pulled over for a traffic stop and a wo...
Feb 12, 2015
Brother of RI Supreme Court justice killed in stabbing
WPRO News and the Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – The brother of a justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court has been killed in a stabbing in Pawtucket. Court spokesman Craig Berke (BER&...
Feb 12, 2015
