Category Archives: Local News
NEWS: RI freelancer contracts Ebola, headed to US
Photo found on Wikimedia Commons By Sam Wroblewski WPRO.com A Rhode Island man working as a freelance cameraman for NBC is headed back to the US for treatment after being diagnosed with Ebola. WJAR re...
Oct 03, 2014
NEWS: Providence officer charged with stealing evidence
A mug shot of Officer Michael McCarthy, who now faces a felony charge for allegedly stealing evidence. Photo by Providence Police. WPRO Newsroom Providence Police have charged a 36-year veteran of the...
Oct 02, 2014
NEWS: Just in case, RI health officials brace for Ebola
Image of Ebola virus, found on Wikimedia Commons WPRO News and the Associated Press Rhode Island health officials have been preparing for two months in case of an Ebola case. The Providence Journal re...
Oct 02, 2014
The Hummel Report — Friends and Family
Former state representative Lisa Baldelli-Hunt promised big changes at City Hall when she became Woonsocket's newest mayor 10 months ago. But The Hummel Report discovered those changes included an una...
Oct 02, 2014
NEWS: 2 men arrested in kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor
File photo By Sam Wroblewski WPRO.com Two men have been arrested in connection to the kidnapping and sexual assault of an underage female by State, Warwick, and Coventry police. Robert Perry, 57, of C...
Oct 01, 2014
NEWS: Hernandez lawyers continue to push to suppress evidence
Pool photo by Wendy Maeda, Boston Globe By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Steve Klamkin WPRO News In the second day of hearings, defense attorneys for Ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez continue to p...
Oct 01, 2014
NEWS: RI child dies from combination Enterovirus and other illness
Dr. Michael Fine answers questions on the Enterovirus WPRO Newsroom The Rhode Island Department of Health has confirmed that a child has died as a result of contracting the Enterovirus. Officia...
Oct 01, 2014
NEWS: RI man indicted in 2013 motor vehicle fatality
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – A Middletown man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the motor vehicle death of a Naval Station Newpor...
Oct 01, 2014
NEWS: New England Tech Institute announces expansion
WPRO News and the Associated Press EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) – The president of New England Institute of Technology has announced a $120 million expansion project that will add more amenities in...
Oct 01, 2014
NEWS: Police believe gang feud is behind weekend violence in Providence
Police Major David Laptain talks with reporters Monday after a violent weekend in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Police believe gang activity is behind ...
Sep 29, 2014
