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Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News   WPRO Newsroom Providence mayoral candidate Michael Solomon released an internal poll Tuesday, showing he would be victorious in an election over Independent Bud...

File photo   WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Providence police say they’re looking for two suspects after a man was shot in the arm at an apartment complex....

Artist rendering WPRO News and the Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Gambling opponents have gathered in Newport to protest the elimination of a city-wide vote on whether to allow table game...

File Photo   WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials say it’s not a trend, but the number of police shootings in the state this year nearly e...

File photo   WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State Education Commissioner Deborah Gist is recommending a three-year delay to the start of a new test that Rhode Is...

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...