Category Archives: Local News
Legislative staffers to work from home after virus cases
Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Several people who work for the Rhode Island Legislature will work from home for two weeks after some staffers tested...
Aug 04, 2020
Rhode Island added to nearby states’ quarantine lists
The Associated Press Travelers from Rhode Island have been added to the list of those who must quarantine while staying in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as some Northeast states begin to see si...
Aug 04, 2020
INTERVIEW PODCAST & VIDEO: Body cam footage of Providence City Councilor Kat Kerwin, police confrontation released
The Providence Police Department released body camera footage Monday evening from a confrontation on July 22 involving City Councilor Kat Kerwin, stemming from a noise complaint against Fortnight, a w...
Aug 04, 2020
Providence schools post draft reopening plans
Providence Schools headquarters. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News The Providence Public Schools Monday issued plans to reopen at the end of the month following the abrupt closure in Mar...
Aug 03, 2020
Retired Rhode Island priest charged with molesting girl
Smithfield Police headquarters. Photo courtesy Town of Smithfield SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island arrested a retired priest and charged him with second degree child molestation. The Smi...
Aug 03, 2020
Health Department reports 184 new confimed virus cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - There were 184 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and three new coronavirus-related deaths in Rhode Island over the past three days, the state Department of Health r...
Aug 03, 2020
Hospital group eases some visitation restrictions
Newport Hospital. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's largest hospital group has eased some restrictions on visitors so more people can see their loved ones du...
Aug 03, 2020
Pandemic prompts Catholic diocese to eliminate positions
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Even the Roman Catholic Diocese of P...
Jul 28, 2020
Judge rules another Rhode Island solar project may proceed
A solar power array in East Providence is seen in this April, 2016 file photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News RICHMOND, R.I. (AP) - A superior court judge has ruled that another solar energy project in Rho...
Jul 28, 2020
Raimondo unveils expanded housing and infrastructure bonding
RI Governor Gina Raimondo addresses Rhode Islanders on the coronavirus pandemic at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium July 10, 2020. Listening at back is RI Department of Health director Dr. Nicole Alex...
Jul 27, 2020
