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1 week ago | 
wpri.com | Raymond Baccari |Sophia Szabo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - The R.I. Senate approved its version of the assault weapons ban Friday, sending it back over to the House. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Lou DiPalma, D-Middletown, was passed in a 25-11 vote. Seven Democrats joined four Republicans in voting against the legislation. State Sen. Ryan Pearson, D-Cumberland, did not cast a vote. The bill was passed after being narrowly approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 8-6, which saw leadership jump in and cast votes. State Sen.
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3 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Elizabeth Turley |Sophia Szabo
LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) - Living on Jenckes Hill Road for more than 20 years, Michelle Belanger has seen her fair share of car accidents. But she says this one was uniquely disturbing. Police say 22-year-old Shirley Catalan Pineda of Central Falls had six passengers in her car, at least four of whom were under 18, and was driving at a high rate of speed when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree.
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1 month ago | 
wpri.com | Jusolyn Flower |Sophia Szabo
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) - Before saying "yes to the dress," a Fall River bridal shop is warning customers about a potential hike in wedding gown prices, stemming from new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. As Trump closes the first trade deal of his second term with the United Kingdom, his tariffs on global imports are starting to impact businesses of all sizes - including Alexandra's Boutique.
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1 month ago | 
wpri.com | Sophia Szabo |Raymond Baccari
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green was among a panel of education officials who spoke out against recommended funding cuts to the Department of Education by the Trump administration. "As we saw in the budget, there are some areas that are completely gone," Infante-Green said to U.S. senators at the hearing Tuesday evening, which included Sen. Jack Reed.
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1 month ago | 
wpri.com | Sarah Doiron |Sophia Szabo
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) - Dozens of quahoggers took to Greenwich Bay Thursday to assist the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) with transplanting more than 60,000 pounds of the state's signature shellfish. Dave Ghigliotty, vice president of the Rhode Island Shellfish Association, has been quahogging in Greenwich Bay for decades. "It's not a job, it's a lifestyle," he said. Ghigliotty was one of nearly 60 quahoggers who assisted the DEM with the transplanting process.
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2 months ago | 
wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva |Sophia Szabo
LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) - Davies Career and Technical High School culinary students are rolling up their sleeves for a national cooking competition. The team proved their skills at a state level earlier this year and are now ready to represent Rhode Island. Gov. Dan McKee stopped by Wednesday to wish them luck as they prepare for the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, Maryland, next weekend. Students will prepare a three-course meal in 60 minutes, with limited resources.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
wpri.com | Sophia Szabo |Leah Crowley
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - If you compared a newscast from today to a newscast from 1955, you may notice some big differences. When WPRI 12 first went on the air as WPRO-TV 70 years ago, the cameras were much bigger, there was no such thing as a memory card, and everything was in black and white. While the technology over the years has changed, its purpose has never changed.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva |Sophia Szabo
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - Changes could be coming to housing in Middletown. The Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday night aimed at giving landlords an incentive to rent to locals instead of vacationers. That incentive comes in the form of a lower tax rate. If passed, the bill would give that to landlords who keep their properties in the local housing market, rather than turning them into short-term rentals. The bill is sponsored by Rep.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva |Sophia Szabo
(WPRI) - Reports of the Trump Administration's plan for cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has some Rhode Islanders concerned. Rep. Seth Magaziner and Save The Bay hosted a roundtable discussion on Monday to discuss potential impacts. There is word that NOAA's workforce will be slashed by 50%. The federal agency supports thousands of jobs in the Ocean State's fishing and aquaculture industry, as well as funds research into ocean conservation.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
wpri.com | Jusolyn Flower |Sophia Szabo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A Pawtucket man accused of hopping into a Providence police cruiser outside Rhode Island Hospital and fleeing across state lines last month faced a judge Tuesday morning. Jared Remson, 27, was brought back to Rhode Island to face a felony larceny charge out of Providence. Body camera video, provided by the Ledyard Police Department, showed Remson being arrested on Route 2A in January after the high-speed chase ended in Connecticut.
