Category Archives: Local News
Judge says Hernandez jurors can watch the Super Bowl
Shaneah Jenkins testifies during the second day of the Aaron Hernandez murder trial at Bristol Superior Court in Fall River. Video screengrab by Susan Chalifoux / Boston Globe WPRO News and The Associ...
Jan 30, 2015
TACV to begin airline service from Cape Verde to TF Green
WPRO News TF Green and State officials announced the airport will soon be providing nonstop flights to Portugal via their newest international flight partner Cabo Verde Airlines. Airport officials ann...
Jan 30, 2015
Potential juror expresses sympathy for Tsarnaev, cites youth
WPRO News and the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – One prospective juror in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) has expressed sym...
Jan 30, 2015
Alex and Ani announce retail expansion
WPRO News Rhode Island-based jewelry maker Alex and Ani announced they would be expanding their retail presence by opening a dozen stores nationally. The jewelry giant had been readying itself for fur...
Jan 29, 2015
Graduation rates on the rise in Rhode Island
Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Rhode Island saw the high school graduation rate rise to 81 percent in 2014. "We are incredibly pleased about this news because this is showing a trend of continuing increas...
Jan 29, 2015
WATCH: 1940s documentary on Rhode Island
Take a look back at what Rhode Island used to look like during the 1940s thanks to this short World War II documentary. The Report from Rhode Island appears to document the state’s contribution ...
Jan 29, 2015
UMass bars dorm guests during Super Bowl
WPRO News and the Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – The University of Massachusetts, which has been the scene of violent celebrations following championships by Boston sports teams, is taki...
Jan 29, 2015
Storm delays Dunkin’ Donut deliveries in Rhode Island
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The driving ban on Rhode Island’s highways during the winter storm caused a doughnut shortage for some Dunkin’ Donuts franc...
Jan 29, 2015
State Police: Clean ice and snow from cars before driving
WPRO News and the Associated Press NORTH SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island State Police are reminding motorists that they must remove ice and snow from their vehicles before driving or they cou...
Jan 29, 2015
Brown University’s founding dean of medicine dies at 92
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The founding dean of Brown University’s medical school, neuropathologist Dr. Stanley Aronson, has died at the age of 92. The univ...
Jan 29, 2015
