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By Deborah Gist, State Education Commissioner As Commissioner of Education, I frequently talk with Rhode Islanders about what’s going on in our schools and about the state of education here and ...

Juan Then (left) and John Pino were arrested following a drug bust involving $2,500 of heroin. Photos from Coventry PD. WPRO Newsroom Two men have been arrested by Coventry Police Detectives...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – The search for a Cranston man accused of shooting his estranged wife and a male friend in the parking lot of a pizza parlor has ended...

Liz Burke, WPRO News With temperatures reaching up to the 90s on Thursday, Rhode Islanders were saying goodbye to winter and hello to summer. “I love it! I love the summer time. It’s the b...

WPRO Newsroom Table games were set to launch on July 1, but Twin River announced Thursday that the newest additions to the Lincoln casino would be open to the general public on June 19, a full 12 days...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is holding public hearings throughout the state to collect input from riders on proposed ...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – Cranston police have identified a 40-year-old local man as their suspect in the shooting of his wife and another man in the parking l...

WPRO Newsroom The National Weather Service says there is the potential for harsh thunderstorms late this afternoon continuing into the evening.  These thunderstorms will mostly affect interior Ma...

A tollbooth. Image from Wikipedia. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) – The Tiverton Town Council has voted to join Portsmouth's federal lawsuit that seeks to block ...

Liz Burke, WPRO News A hearing was held Tuesday evening at the State House for a proposed bill that would regulate and tax legal amounts of marijuana. It would be sold similarly to alcohol where buyer...