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A large crane is one of the newer additions to the Port of Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom Local leaders gathered at the Port of Providence today for a showcase designed t...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) – Roger Williams University has received a grant for research to measure mercury levels in a local fish that will help health officials ...

WPRO Newsroom The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) announces that due to forecasted heat and humidity, the following communities have opened cooling centers:   Charlestown Town Ha...

The Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol. WPRO file photo. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) – A 30-year-old Portsmouth man has been arrested after police identified him from an ...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – Cranston police say a 15-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed while on a nighttime walk near an elementary school. Police s...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A 12-year-old Cranston girl has won a challenge by first lady Michelle Obama to come up with a healthy and delicious lunchtime reci...

The number of homes sold in Rhode Island is up this year. Photo from Flickr.com By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News New housing numbers from RE/MAX of New England indicate that Rhode Island’s real estate...

Flags adorn gravesites. Image from Flickr.com WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press A Rhode Island woman and her husband went to a cemetery in Middletown and found numerous small American flags that ...

Students from the San Miguel School. Image from sanmiguelprov.org In 1993 a private, independent school opened in South Providence with $50,000 in the bank, 15 boys enrolled, one man’s vision an...

ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano shows Gov. Lincoln Chafee the electric vehicle charging station installed on the Roger Williams University Bristol campus. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BRISTOL, R.I. (AP...