Tag: WPRI-TV CBS 12
McKee claims group’s ad purchase backing Gorbea violates campaign finance laws
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has filed a complaint with the R.I. Board of Elections claiming a group that purchased television and radio...
Report: Some residents drop flood insurance after FEMA rate hikes
PROVIDENCE – About 1 in 10 Rhode Island residents have dropped their flood insurance since December due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new...
R.I. Energy Commissioner Ucci to step down July 23
PROVIDENCE - Another state cabinet member is stepping down, after 2 1/2 years on the job.
R.I. Energy Commissioner Nicholas S. Ucci will be leaving...
WPRI: Chemical spill causes 20 to be hospitalized at Zoll manufacturing...
PROVIDENCE – Twenty employees of the Zoll Medical Corp. medical manufacturing facility at 525 Narragansett Park Drive were hospitalized Thursday evening after a chemical...
Fire at poultry farm leaves 3,000 chickens dead
JOHNSTON (AP) – An estimated 3,000 chickens were killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Johnston on Wednesday, the farm’s owners said.
Fire...
WPRI: Mail-in ballot results to be released on election night
PROVIDENCE – Results from mail-in ballots will be released beginning on election night under a policy change approved by the state election board Monday.
As...
Protest turns violent in Providence
PROVIDENCE – A protest early Tuesday morning at Providence Place mall turned violent.
The protest, like many around the country, was calling for justice for...
Adams receives URI President’s Award
KAREN L. ADAMS, former news anchor for WPRI-TV CBS 12, recently received a President’s Award from the University of Rhode Island during the university’s...
Nexstar renews CBS affiliation for WPRI
PROVIDENCE – Nexstar Media Group Inc. has reached a multiyear deal to renew CBS Corp. network affiliations in 15 markets, including for WPRI-TV CBS...
WPRI and WJAR honored with regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island television stations were honored with regional 2019 Edward R. Murrow Awards this week.
WPRI-TV CBS 12 received two awards while...
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