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LISTEN: Tuesday afternoon updates from local officials on I-195 bridge closure
Governor Dan McKee, RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, and East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva join WPRO to provide updates on the I-195 bridge closure on Tuesday afternoon, December 12,2023.… MORE
Busy Rhode Island bridge closed suddenly after structural problem found, and repair will take months
Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months.… MORE
Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, prompted by the ongoing malaise in the toy business
Toy maker Hasbro said Monday it is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season.… MORE
LISTEN: Local leaders provide Tuesday morning updates on I-195W bridge closures
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, RI Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, and East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva joined WPRO’s Gene Valicenti on Tuesday morning, December 12, to give updates on local plans to deal with the issues surrounding the closing of I-195W due to structural issues.… MORE
Emergency closure of Washington Bridge due to structural defects
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the west bound side of the Washington Bridge due to the finding of a critical failure of some bridge components. These particular components are part of the original Washington Bridge which was built in 1968. They were uncovered during the reconstruction of the Washington Bridge. Initially, all the…… MORE
Multiple security failures led to the Air Force classified documents leak, inspector general finds
The massive classified documents leak by an Air Force service member earlier this year was made worse by the intentional failure of multiple officials to take required action on his suspicious behavior, the Air Force inspector general reported Monday.… MORE
Man shot outside Providence mosque
A man was shot shot outside a Providence mosque late Friday morning, his injuries were believed to be not life threatening and police were providing security.
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Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company’s stores, including at a downtown Providence store where workers were trying to join a union. The Workers United union chose Starbucks’…… MORE
Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, is sworn into office
New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into office Monday.… MORE
