Providence College men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley was given the key to the city of Providence Tuesday, in an after-school ceremony.… MORE
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Lawmakers revise bill to legalize recreational marijuana
Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly.… MORE
Bipartisan push for legislation that would criminalize sex with underage students
With just weeks remaining in the legislative session, lawmakers Monday said they are in a race to pass bills that would criminalize sexual relations between adults and underage teenagers.… MORE
Vandals strike Marine bombing memorial in Providence
A memorial in Providence to nine U.S. Marines from Rhode Island who were killed in the 1983 terrorist bombing of their barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Marines was vandalized over the weekend.… MORE
K-9 featured in Netflix’s ‘Rescued by Ruby’ euthanized
A Rhode Island dog whose inspiring story of going from shelter dog to lifesaving police K-9 became the subject of a recent Netflix movie has been euthanized.… MORE
7 people injured during clash between motorcycle clubs
Seven people were injured during a Saturday afternoon melee between rival motorcycle clubs in a Massachusetts city.… MORE
Hasbro Children’s Hospital Radiothon Raises $309,991!
YOU’RE THE BEST SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND! Because of YOUR generosity, we raised $309,991.00 for the kids at Hasbro Children’s Hospital! Lite 105, 92 PRO-FM, Hot 106, and News Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO are extremely proud to continue the tradition of the Hasbro Children’s Radiothon. From the bottom of our hearts, we THANK…… MORE
Advocates call on RI to do more to help homeless
Homeless advocates rallied outside Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee’s State House office Thursday, calling on the Democrat to do more to provide permanent shelter for a growing number of homeless people as winter shelters are about to close and more people face homelessness.… MORE
Head of Rhode Island hospital group announces retirement
The head of Rhode Island’s second-largest hospital group announced Wednesday that he will retire early next year.… MORE
Scientists renew efforts to find ship torched by colonists
A new effort is underway to find the remains of a British ship that Rhode Island colonists burned 250 years ago, marine archaeologists and state officials announced Tuesday.… MORE
