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
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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
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.… MORE
2 accused of running high-end brothel network in Massachusetts and Virginia appear in court
A man and woman accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C., suburbs appeared in court Monday. But a hearing on whether they should remain behind bars while they await trial was delayed until next week.… MORE
Missing 5-year-old found dead in pond near Rhode Island home
A 5-year-old girl was found dead in a public pond in Providence Thursday morning after going missing the night before.… MORE
