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PETS: Top 5 tail-wagging walking trails for your dog
By Alana Richelle, WPRO Contributor The dog days of summer are still a few months away, but spring is the perfect time to take your pooch to the park. Here’s our list of the best places to walk ...
Apr 03, 2013
NEWS: End of Lifespan’s financial woes not in sight
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The fiscally troubled Lifespan, the parent company of local hospitals like Rhode Island and Miriam, may face several more speed bumps before the road ahead levels again. Lif...
Apr 03, 2013
NEWS: One dead after knife fight in Kennedy Plaza
WPRO Newsroom A nighttime stabbing in Providence’s Kennedy Plaza Tuesday night ended in the death of one man. Providence Police Commander Thomas Oates said they arrived on scene at 9:20 p.m. for...
Apr 03, 2013
SPORTS: PawSox get ready to kick off 2013 season
PawSox manager Gary DiSarcina addresses his team at McCoy Stadium Tuesday. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. By Steve Klamkin and Kim Kalunian, WPRO News It was media day for the newest roster of Paw...
Apr 03, 2013
NEWS: Commuter rail ridership up in Feb., says RIDOT
A commuter train pulls in to T.F. Green in Warwick. Photo from dot.ri.gov. By Bill Haberman, WPRO News The Rhode Island Department of Transportation says incentive programs put in place to boost rider...
Apr 01, 2013
NEWS: Leaders meet to discuss Central Coventry emergency services
Fire officials and legislators meet at the State House Monday to discuss the fate of emergency services in the Central Coventry FIre District. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. By Steve Klamkin and K...
Apr 01, 2013
UPDATE: Easter Day murder-suicide was a pact, police say
By Carolyn Cronin and Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Cumberland Police have identified the two people involved in a homicide-suicide that happened on Easter Sunday. Cumberland Police Chief John Desmara...
Apr 01, 2013
NEWS: Arrest made in weekend Woonsocket shooting
WPRO Newsroom An arrest has been made in a weekend shooting in Woonsocket. Christian Rosado, 25, of Worcester, MA has been charged with assault with intent to commit murder, assault with intent to com...
Apr 01, 2013
NEWS: Bills would require “reasonable suspicion” for inmate strip-searches
WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State lawmakers are debating whether to limit strip searches and body-cavity searches of Rhode Island prison inmates. A bill...
Apr 01, 2013
NEWS: Report shows state nurses, laundry workers earning $100K in OT
WPRO Newsroom According to a report from the Ocean State Current in conjunction with the think tank, Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, government workers for the Department of Behavioral...
Mar 29, 2013
