Pawtucket school finances 'in rough shape' as cash dries up
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Pawtucket school committee members say they're struggling to pay the district's bills as officials warn a looming cash shortage poses a threat to the entire city's finances,...
View ArticleProvidence audit shows overpayment, but no kickbacks tied to State Towing...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- A newly released audit shows Providence likely overpaid a towing company thousands of dollars for work that didn't comply with a city agreement, but officials found no...
View ArticleAG Neronha on ILO probe: 'The process is complete'
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Two and a half years after launching an investigation into a controversial consulting contract awarded by Gov. Dan McKee's administration, Rhode Island Attorney General...
View ArticleProvidence scrap metal yard owes $158K in back taxes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The embattled scrap metal yard that Providence officials have ordered to stop operating owes the city nearly $160,000 in back taxes, Target 12 has confirmed. Rhode Island...
View ArticleCranston Young Democrats chair arrested, city GOP calls for action
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- Cranston Republicans are questioning whether city Democrats will stand by one of the party's higher-profile local activists after he was arrested early Thursday morning. David...
View ArticleEmbattled scrap metal yard fighting RI and Providence over $25K fine, back taxes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Recycled Metals is fighting city and state officials over a $25,000 environmental fine and nearly $160,000 in back taxes that officials claim the embattled scrap...
View ArticleFormer RI director fined $5K over controversial Philly trip
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A former state director agreed Tuesday to pay $5,000 to settle an ethics complaint tied to a scandalous business trip he took to Philadelphia last year. The R.I. Ethics...
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Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler arrested for drunk driving in North...
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — North Providence police arrested former New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler and charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol earlier this month,...
View ArticleRI sees spike in illegal drugs sent through the US Postal Service
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When a group of men abducted a U.S. Postal Service worker in 2021, police allege they had been surveilling the mail carrier because cocaine had gone missing from a package...
View ArticleRI Medicaid paid $38M for out-of-state residents, audit discovers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island paid health insurers more than $38 million to cover Medicaid recipients living in nine other states and Puerto Rico over three years, according to a newly...
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RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian is suspect in Warwick hit-and-run
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) -- R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian is suspected of leaving the scene of a fender-bender in a McDonald's drive-thru in Warwick on Wednesday, Target 12 has...
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Newsmakers 3/29/2024: Heather Singleton; Rep. Thompson
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- This week on Newsmakers: Heather Singleton, interim president and CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, talks about the lasting effects of the pandemic and...
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Avedisian to be criminally charged for taking off after drive-thru fender bender
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian will be charged with one misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident after a fender bender in a McDonald's drive-thru...
View ArticleWashington Bridge forensic analysis needs more time, delaying 'day of reckoning'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee's office announced Tuesday that the team of consultants conducting a forensic analysis of the Washington Bridge needs more time to complete their work, and...
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Avedisian pleads not guilty to leaving the scene of a drive-thru fender bender
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian pleaded not guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of an accident with damage, and he refused to answer questions afterward...
View ArticleMcKee, RIPTA board members call for special meeting to discuss Avedisian's...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- There are growing calls for the R.I. Public Transit Authority board to hold a special meeting to discuss the behavior of CEO Scott Avedisian, who's accused of leaving the...
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AG says McKee ignored his offer to provide legal help on Washington Bridge...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The state's top prosecutor revealed Thursday night that Gov. Dan McKee has so far ignored his offer to help provide legal support in responding to the Washington Bridge...
View Article'It's open season': McKee taps Wistow, Savage for Washington Bridge lawsuits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday he's hired private attorneys Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage to pursue legal action against anyone who might be responsible for the failure of...
View ArticleAG charges Matos campaign worker for falsifying nomination papers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha's office on Monday announced criminal charges in an ongoing investigation of the signature scandal that rocked Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos's...
View Article'Flying blind': Woonsocket taps Allan Fung to help with delayed financial audit
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) – Woonsocket has brought in Cranston's former mayor to help sort out its finances, as the city struggles to close out its books for the past fiscal year. The city's decision to...
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