Category Archives: Local News
NEWS: RI reopens 2 areas to shellfish harvesting
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island environmental officials have reopened two areas to shellfish harvesting. Conditional Area A and the Conimicut T...
Oct 12, 2014
NEWS: Hospital: RI man with Ebola “slightly improved”
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska hospital treating an American video journalist with Ebola says he’s shown modest improvement. Dr. Phil Smith, director ...
Oct 10, 2014
NEWS: Lawmakers plan bill in response to school threat
Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Lawmakers from the three communities mentioned in an anonymous letter threatening to harm elementary sc...
Oct 10, 2014
NEWS: Providence Police pin 53 new officers
Photo by Andrew Augustus WPRO News and the Associated Press The Providence Police Department swore in 53 new police officers Friday during a ceremony. “Its one of the most, if not the most amazi...
Oct 10, 2014
NEWS: Skull fragment found in West Warwick woods
By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Andrew Augustus WPRO News The Rhode Island State Police announced that a piece of skull was found in West Warwick Sunday afternoon. RISP Major Kevin O'Brien said a man ...
Oct 09, 2014
NEWS: Playground to be built for ‘Tyler’s Troops’ boy
WPRO News and the Associated Press BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) – Two sheriff’s deputies from Missouri are traveling to Rhode Island to help build a playground in honor of the boy who became fa...
Oct 09, 2014
NEWS: Fall River questioning Government Center window job
Fall River Government Center. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News WPRO Newsroom Officials in Fall River are trying to determine who signed off on a deal with a city-based contractor who owes the ...
Oct 09, 2014
NEWS: RI health officials discuss Ebola precautions
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island health officials are asking local members of West African communities to monitor their relatives who are return...
Oct 09, 2014
NEWS: Cranston school-day unaffected following threat
An officer sits outside Woodridge Elementary School following the announcement of a threatening letter By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Andrew Augustus WPRO News Cranston officials say the schools are ...
Oct 08, 2014
NEWS: Family of missing fisherman asking for more volunteers in search
By Sam Wroblewski WPRO.com The family of the fisherman who has been missing since last week is asking for more volunteers to help in the search effort. Family is asking for volunteers to gather at 11 ...
Oct 07, 2014
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