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2nd Congressional District candidates clash over inflation, energy, education
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Democratic R.I. Treasurer Seth Magaziner, Republican former Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung and longshot independent William Gilbert repeatedly clashed over priorities,...
McKee, Kalus spar over abortion, experience in WPRI debate
PROVIDENCE – It didn’t take long for Rhode Island’s gubernatorial candidates to devolve into personal attacks during a televised debate Tuesday night.
Mere seconds into...
Poll: McKee leads Kalus by 13 percentage points, Fung has slight...
PROVIDENCE – Democratic Gov. Daniel J. McKee has a decisive 13 percentage-point lead over Republican competitor Ashley Kalus, according to a new poll by...
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...