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NEWS: 15-year-old stabs, attempts to drown elderly woman
WPRO Newsroom A 15-year-old boy attacked his 63-year-old female neighbor Wednesday night, according to Attleboro Police. During an investigation, the police learned that the 15-year-old entered the wo...
Cumulus Media Mar 07, 2013

NEWS: “Bearded bandit” pleads guilty, could face 180 years in prison
Justin Worley, aka the "bearded bandit." Image from NBC 10. WPRO Newsroom The “bearded bandit” plead guilty to nine counts of bank robbery Thursday in U.S. District Court. Justin...
Cumulus Media Mar 07, 2013

SPOTLIGHT: LOPCO Contracting
LOPCO Contracting has been painting residences in Rhode Island and Southern New England for the past nineteen years. Tom Lopatosky, Jr., founder of LOPCO, spoke with WPRO about his experiences conduct...
Cumulus Media Mar 07, 2013

NEWS: Woonsocket official struck by car outside State House
WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Woonsocket school official was hit by a car outside the State House in Providence after testifying before state lawmakers. Pol...
Cumulus Media Mar 07, 2013

NEWS: Vigil on 6th anniversary of raid that rounded up hundreds
The former Michael Bianco factory where 361 illegal immigrants were rounded up by federal immigration agents in 2007. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News The sixth annive...
Cumulus Media Mar 06, 2013

NEWS: The Hummel Report – Spotlight: Meeting the Need
Feeding the multitudes has taken on added meaning as Rhode Island’s economy continues to struggle. Three times a week, a truck loaded with food and clothes heads out from area churches to help p...
Cumulus Media Mar 06, 2013

NEWS: Providence PD successfully uses human locator for first time
A SafetyNet by LoJack bracelet. Photo from mobihealthnews.com WPRO Newsroom The Providence Police successfully used the SafetyNet by LoJack personal locator system for the first time Tuesday to find a...
Cumulus Media Mar 06, 2013

NEWS: Central Falls schools get $10 million Gates grant
Outside the Segue Institute for Learning. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giv...
Cumulus Media Mar 05, 2013

NEWS: 75K Rhode Island workers getting out of town
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News A new report from the US Census found that 75,143 Rhode Islanders worked in a different state, or 15.6 percent in 2011. This exceeds the number of people who lived elsewhere...
Cumulus Media Mar 05, 2013

NEWS: Long-lost gold-tipped cane resurfaces after 24 years
The long-lost gold-tipped cane. Photo from NBC10. WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) – A ceremonial gold-tipped cane given to the town of Narragansett more than a cen...
Cumulus Media Mar 05, 2013





