Category Archives: Local News
Anti-eviction effort starts; clam shack ends dining service
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo on Friday announced a $7 million effort to help residents facing eviction. The Safe Harbor program administered by the United Way of Rhode Island will help t...
Jul 10, 2020
Bar temporarily closed for violating coronavirus regulations
RI Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott signed the Immediate Compliance Order involving Harris Bar & Grill in Coventry. Pool photo by David DelPoio / The Providence Journal PRO...
Jul 09, 2020
State to crack down on businesses flouting coronavirus rules
Governor Gina Raimondo holds a recent Covid-19 briefing at the Veterans Auditorium. with RI Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott at her side. Pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Provid...
Jul 08, 2020
Brown announces plans for students’ return to campus in fall
Brown University President Christina Paxson outlined plans to reopen the Ivy League University’s Providence campus in the fall with new restrictions dictated by the coronavirus pandemic. She spo...
Jul 07, 2020
PawSox, strip club among recipients of coronavirus loans
The Foxy Lady strip club in Providence. File photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News The Associated Press The minor league affiliate for MLB's Boston Red Sox and an infamous Providence strip club are among near...
Jul 07, 2020
Evictions expected to rise; Block Island worker positive
The Garrahy Courthouse in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hundreds of Rhode Island families who lost income during the coronavirus pandemic could lose their r...
Jul 07, 2020
Providence Municipal Court reopens for 1st time since March
Chief Judge Frank Caprio (on bench at far left) presides over Providence Municipal Court in March, 2018. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Municipal Court, which...
Jul 06, 2020
Town challenges virus restrictions as unconstitutional
Members of the Rhode Island National Guard staff a checkpoint at the CVS – run coronavirus testing center at the shuttered Twin River Casino in Lincoln on April 6, 2020. The site is scheduled to...
Jun 26, 2020
Providence mayor orders removal of controversial Columbus statue
A statue of Christopher Columbus in the Elmwood section of Providence was found vandalized on Columbus Day morning, October 14, 2019. It was splashed with red paint and a sign saying “Stop Celeb...
Jun 25, 2020
Rhode Island police chiefs pledge commitment to reform
Rhode Island police chiefs gather in Cranston June 25, 2020 to sign a 20-point pledge to restore public trust in police in the wake of the shooting death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Photo by Steve...
Jun 25, 2020
