Tag: WPRI-TV CBS 12
Bradley Cafe deemed total loss after fire; owner vows to reopen
PROVIDENCE – One of the owners of the popular Bradley Cafe on Admiral Street has vowed to reopen following a devastating fire on March...
Reports: Questions over security funding hold up license for World Cup...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – FIFA World Cup organizers and the Foxborough Select Board remain at odds over who will cover the $7.7 million in security...
Report: ‘Good Samaritan’ explains how he helped stop Pawtucket ice rink...
PAWTUCKET – A “good Samaritan” that helped end a deadly shooting during a youth hockey game on Feb. 16 at Dennis M. Lynch Arena has stepped forward.
“I remember looking up at...
Abouzeid returns to WPRI as vice president and general manager
PROVIDENCE – Joseph Abouzeid has been named vice president and general manager of WPRI-TV CBS 12, Nexstar Media Group Inc. confirmed on Wednesday.
Abouzeid succeeds Patrick...
Report: New $70K rug in Statehouse has wrong state seal, will...
PROVIDENCE – A new rug inside the Statehouse has a seal of disapproval, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.
A new rug that cost...
Report: Castle Hill Inn fire deemed accidental
NEWPORT – The cause of a two-alarm fire that tore through the historic Castle Hill Inn on Feb. 5 has been deemed accidental, according to a Monday...
Snow still impacting Providence businesses, residents 4 days later
PROVIDENCE – The frustration of city business owners is mounting higher than the snow piles left behind from the Jan. 25 storm that dumped...
Report: Sale of ‘The Conjuring’ House canceled
PROVIDENCE – The sale of "The Conjuring” house is off for now after an agreement by both parties in R.I. Superior Court, WPRI-TV CBS...
Report: Brown security vendor claims custodian was told to report shooting...
PROVIDENCE – A third-party security vendor at Brown University is disputing claims made by a campus custodian who said he repeatedly reported the suspect believed to...
BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model
Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer.
He began reporting on Rhode...



















