Category Archives: Local News

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission,. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former top Rhode Island official agreed Tuesday to pay a $5,000 to settle an ethics fine for his be...

Warwick Police respond to Frawley Street March 21, 2024, where a 33-year old man shot and killed his four year old son before taking his own life. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWPRO NewsWarwick Poli...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bia...

Christine Fitzgerald, RN, Operating Room Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, opens the box that contains the genetically modified pig kidney. Photo courtesy: Massachusetts General HospitalThe Ass...

Crime scene investigators work outside a home in Warwick March 21, 2024, where police were called to a domestic disturbance to find a small child and adult male deceased. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO N...

The Rhode Island Senate. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsBOSTON (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require all firearms, when not being used by the owner or another...

Facebook home pageWPRO News and The Associated Press A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.A...

View from a police barricade of the home in North Dighton, Mass. where Jack Teixeira, 21 was taken into custody April 13, 2023 in the probe into alleged leak of Pentagon documents. Photo by Steve Klam...

Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks.CVS Health will sta...

Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - America’s lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules de...