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NEWS: New scam asks business owners to mail $125 to “RICC”
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Business owners beware – a new mail scam is in circulation, and you could be the next target. According to Secretary of State, A. Ralph Mollis, Rhode Island businesses...
Feb 15, 2013
NEWS: Homeless advocate Joyce dies after cancer battle
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – John Joyce, an advocate for the homeless who helped author the "Homeless Bill of Rights" enacted in Rhode Island last year, has died. He was 50. Jim Rycz...
Feb 15, 2013
NEWS: Brown Physics Prof. says asteroid, meteor are “unrelated”
Photo from policymic.com By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The world awoke to news Friday morning that Russia had been showered by meteorites on the very day NASA predicted a large asteroid would fly unprece...
Feb 15, 2013
EVENT: “Station Ink” opens tonight to honor victims, survivors of deadly nightclub fire
Photo from StationInk.com By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The devastating Station Nightclub Fire that claimed the lives of 100 people and left countless others injured and grieving happened 10 years ago Fe...
Feb 15, 2013
NEWS: RI House doorkeeper DiPaolo dies at 106
In this September 2012 file photo, Frank DiPaolo spoke with a voter at the North Providence Senior Center while campaigning for Congressman David Cicilline (right) with former Congressman Patrick Kenn...
Feb 15, 2013
NEWS: Brown students rally for marriage equality on Valentine’s Day
Liz Burke, WPRO News On a day dedicated to love and romance, around 150 Brown students marched through the streets and snow to the State House to rally for gay marriage. “It’s great to see...
Feb 14, 2013
EVENT: Career & Development Fair is today
Featured Employers Attending… Featured Speakers… MARGARET BATTING Speaking Time: 12:30-1:00pm #1 certified image consultant and personal brand strategist One on one di...
Feb 13, 2013
NEWS: U.S. District Court approves $9.65M state purchase of Rocky Point
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Lovers of the now defunct Rocky Point Amusement Park are a step closer to having access to the coastal stretch that was once home to iconic attractions like the Palladium, S...
Feb 13, 2013
NEWS: Bishop gives fast ashes for commuters on the go
Liz Burke and Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Episcopal Bishop Nicholas Knisley stood outside of the Providence Train Station Wednesday, but he wasn't hailing a cab or preparing to go inside to hop...
Feb 13, 2013
BLOG: St. Pierre’s Show Prep – You are What You Eat
By Ron St. Pierre, WPRO Clueless Central Falls Mayor Charles Moreau was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and slapped with a $25,000 dollar fine and 100 hours of community service per y...
Feb 13, 2013
