PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews are on the scene of a tanker truck carrying gasoline that tipped over on an I-95 North on-ramp in Providence Saturday afternoon. Gasoline from the Roberts Energy truck, which contained 11,000 gallons, leaked onto the road. (Story continues below.) Courtesy: RIDEM Office of Emergency Response drone footage A large portion … Read more
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But like Freddy Kreuger, Covid is back for a midsummer surge. It’s worse out west and in England, but what happens there will spread here before long. So here we go again. You know the drill. Just a cold for most people and almost no risk for … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of a Central Falls man who shot and killed another man in Pawtucket back in 2020. Jairo Esdel, 25, has been granted a new trial on charges of second-degree murder and the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter. In his appeal, Esdel argued … Read more
(WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Due to a major IT outage, there are currently 31,000 delays and over 3,000 cancellations at airports across the United States. A ground delay has now been put into effect until further notice. CNN has reported that industry experts have said the global tech outages appear to stem from an … Read more
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll and merit list. Grade 12: Ava Barlow, Kai Capitumini, Daniel Cooper, Nyla DaRosa, Giovana De Barros Monroes Pereira, Patrick De La Cruz, Allie L. DuBois, Isabella Felizzola, Aiden A. Luna, Alexander Maher, Brandon D. Muniz, Kylie R. Murray, Thomas J. Niosi, … Read more
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Rhode Island’s major airport, state agencies and hospitals were not … Read more
The Center for Southeast Asians in Providence has received a $250,000 federal grant to bolster its Skills-Up program, which provides job training and development opportunities to new immigrants to Rhode Island from Southeast Asia, Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and other countries. The grant was secured by Senator Jack Reed and will help … Read more
PROVIDENCE — After a failed attempt to get a contractor for the massive reconstruction of the Washington Bridge on Interstate 195 West, state officials are asking companies to weigh in on why they didn’t bid. The R.I. Department of Transportation issued a “request for information,” or RFI on Friday, asking companies a series of questions … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 100 Omni Hotel employees rallied in front of the Providence location on Wednesday. Workers say they will go on strike Wednesday, Aug. 7, as they push for better pay and working conditions. Contracts for workers at the Omni, Renaissance and Graduate hotels have either already expired or will by … Read more
Nansy Damianova and Yann Masia. Courtesy of Cirque du Soleil This summer, join Cirque du Soleil in celebrating forty years at their first-ever visit to Rhode Island in an epic nature-filled love story production entitled “OVO.” Translating to “egg” in Portuguese, “OVO” explores the unspoken sides of nature, zooming in on a small ecosystem of … Read more