Category Archives: Local News
NEWS: Developer not guilty in North Providence bribery
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A prominent developer has been found not guilty by a jury of bribing several town councilmen in North Providence to ease the...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: Cianci lists school woes, proposes reforms
Independent candidate for mayor Buddy Cianci outlines his plan to reform Providence schools. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Independent candidate for mayor Buddy Cianci outlines his plan to reform P...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: US journalist to head home after Ebola recovery
WPRO News and the Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An American video journalist who has recovered from Ebola will soon head home to Rhode Island with his family. Nebraska Medical Center offic...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: Health officials check in on West Africa travelers
File photo found on Wikimedia Commons WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Health officials are reaching out to travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea who say they...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: Newport backs private lawsuit on casino referendum
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Newport’s City Council has voted unanimously to support a lawsuit of three city residents who insis...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: Fishing boat in RI rescues 4 from overturned tug
Fishing vessels similar to one that rescued the tug boat docked at Point Judith WPRO News and the Associated Press A fishing boat rescued four people after a 50-foot tug boat towing an empty barge ove...
Oct 23, 2014
NEWS: Newport again seeks spot on World Heritage List
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – State and community leaders are launching a new effort to include Newport on the United Nations World Heritage List highlightin...
Oct 22, 2014
NEWS: 21 RI, Mass. suspects face cocaine ring charges
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The attorney general’s office says 21 suspects from Rhode Island and Massachusetts face felony drug charges related to...
Oct 22, 2014
NEWS: RI hospitals to begin mock Ebola drills
WPRO Newsroom Rhode Island hospitals will soon begin mock Ebola trials to help better prepare health workers in case the virus appears in the state. "We've been preparing for several months through me...
Oct 21, 2014
NEWS: Planners: Can’t lower the river? Raise the bridge
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – With silt building up in the Providence River and dredging costs expected to rise, planners are looking instead at raising a...
Oct 21, 2014
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