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HEALTH: Beach in Burrillville to reopen after 92 sickened
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The Rhode Island Health Department announced they will reopen Spring Lake Beach in Burrillville Wednesday. The public swimming area was closed over the weekend after 92 peop...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2013

NEWS: Arraignment set for man in Hernandez case
Ernest Wallace is set to be arraigned Monday on accessory to murder charges. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) – A man facing accessory to murder charges in the case i...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2013

FOOD: Quick and Easy Patriotic Snacks for the 4th of July
It’s the Fourth of July. Guests are coming over. There’s nothing to eat, and the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. He...
Cumulus Media Jul 03, 2013

NEWS: Clothing tied to Hernandez case discovered in condo
Former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez scans the crowded Attleboro District courtroom as he is charged with murder. At right is his attorney, Michael Fee. Pool photo by Mike George / The Sun Chronicle...
Cumulus Media Jul 03, 2013

NEWS: 7 people rescued off coast of Watch Hill
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) – Seven people have been pulled from the rough surf off Watch Hill. Westerly Ambulance Corps Chief Bethany Gingerella says four adults ...
Cumulus Media Jul 03, 2013

HEALTH: Two Warwick beaches closed to swimmers
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island health department has closed two beaches in Warwick to swimming because of high bacteria counts in the water. The dep...
Cumulus Media Jul 03, 2013

NEWS: Mosquitoes in RI test negative for West Nile
WPRO Newsroom ad the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The latest batch of mosquitoes tested in Rhode Island is free of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. The state Departme...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013

NEWS: Ramon Virola gets life sentence for murder
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press A Rhode Island man who was on the run for years has been sentenced to life in prison for a botched robbery that resulted in murder in 2004. Ramon Virola, 36, was...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013

WEATHER: June 2013 second rainiest on record
WPRO Newsroom This June was the second rainiest in recent history. Over the course of the month, 10.02 inches of rain fell, making June 2013 the second rainiest June since 1905. The rainiest June on r...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013

NEWS: Local firewood use urged to stop insect disease
WPRO Newsroom PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State environmental officials say that only local firewood from Rhode Island should be used at campsites and summer cottages to help prevent the introductio...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013





