Category Archives: Local News

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Law enforcement officials in Rhode Island are teaming up to help children prepare for the upcoming school year. State police...

File Photo WPRO News and the Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) – Central Falls police say a man slashed a 19-year-old woman in the face, then slit both his wrists and stabbed himself in ...

File Photo WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – The funeral for former U.S. Rep. Fernand St Germain has been set for next week. WJAR-TV reports that the congressman will be re...

File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A group that owns several well-known Newport mansions has been cited by federal workplace safety inspectors for allegedly ex...

Photo courtesy of the North Providence Police By Sam Wroblewski WPRO News North Providence police have charged a man in connection to the Elliot Avenue shooting which left a man dead and his mother cr...

Andrew Augustus, WPRO News As protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (RIACLU) along with 8 other organizations, have urged local police departments...

Screenshot from Outletsatrimall.com By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Rhode Island may soon be getting its very own factory outlet mall. The developers of the former Rhode Island Mall are hoping to open "The...