Category Archives: Local News

Job seekers look at postings at the NetworkRI office in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News A program to train 350 people to fill high tech jobs in Rhode Island is announced Monday. Phot...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Liberian group has honored Rhode Island health officials for their work reaching out to the West African community about Ebola. WPRI-...

WPRO News Rhode Island State Police and members of the Providence community are set to meet Monday to discuss the aftermath of the Ferguson and Staten Island protests. State Police Colonel Steven O'Do...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Ground is being broken for a new nursing education center at the site of the former South Street Power Station in Providence. Backers h...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Lawmakers are meeting to discuss the recent filing for a double-digit increase in electric rates. The Senate Environment and Agricultur...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island residents will be given a chance to comment before the state interviews judicial candidates for the Family and District co...

WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day in an effort to crack down on drunken driving. The effor...

Photo by Sam Wroblewski, WPRO News WPRO News The Rhode Island State Police are set to reach out to the community next week and hold a forum following multiple protests in Providence over the grand jur...

Andrew Augustus, WPRO News Healthsource RI is teaming up with insurance companies to host an enrollment fair to help those sign up for coverage before December 23. "Some of the plans are up to fourtee...

Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Santander Bank says it’s aiming to provide at least $24 million in home mortgage loans to low- a...