Category Archives: Politics

House speaker to return donation from Carnevale
screenshot via WPRI-TV PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has decided to return a $120 campaign donation from embattled state Rep. John Carnevale that he initially a...
Cumulus Media Oct 12, 2016

Guatemala City now sister city with Rhode Island’s capital
Guatemala City dignitaries at Providence City Hall as Mayor Jorge Elorza signs a sister city agreement. Phto by Anita Baffoni, WPRO PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Guatemala’s capital and Rhode Island...
Cumulus Media Oct 12, 2016

UPDATED: DeSimone, Malik try write-in campaigns after losing primaries
photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s House Majority Leader John DeSimone is running a write-in campaign for re-election after losing the Democratic primary....
Cumulus Media Oct 12, 2016

Trump reverting to combative approach of primary campaign
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Here comes Donald Trump, unfiltered. Again. The Republican presi...
Cumulus Media Oct 12, 2016

Young voters not swayed by Bill Clinton’s history
Former President Bill Clinton pauses for a selfie with a supporter at a coffee shop while campaigning for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Los A...
Cumulus Media Oct 12, 2016

Union: Providence firefighters deal may advance this week
Providence fire apparatus. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Union officials say a tentative agreement on a new five-year Providence firefighters contract could be present...
Cumulus Media Oct 10, 2016

FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton and their debate claims
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 201...
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2016

NBC suspends Billy Bush for role on Trump tape
(Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC) DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - NBC on Sunday suspended “Today” show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a videotape ...
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2016

Trump highlights Bill Clinton accusers ahead of debate
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2016

Trump’s comments on women trigger outrage from all corners
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses an audience during a campaign rally, Monday, April 25, 2016, in Warwick, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press NEW YORK (...
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2016






