The first day of a new, three-lane traffic pattern on westbound I-195 met with generally positive reviews, however traffic during the morning commute was backed up badly onto I-95 by paving aimed at easing the ride on the eastbound approach to the Washington Bridge.… MORE
TRAFFIC JAM JACKPOT Are you tired of sitting in Washington Bridge traffic? Wishing there was a better way to spend your time? Turn your daily commute into a wining opportunity with WPRO’s TRAFFIC JAM JACKPOT! From Monday, April 22nd thru Friday, May 17th, listen weekdays during the Dan Yorke Show at 4:05pm + 4:35pm for…… MORE
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the Boston Marathon to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds. Hellen Obiri repeated as the women’s winner.… MORE
Scott Avedisian ends speculation about his future following his arrest last month in a hit-and-run rear-end crash at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. Avedisian submitted a very detailed, two page letter of resignation to Governor Dan McKee.… MORE
Fifty-five U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets have been disciplined for sharing homework answers in violation of academy policy, Coast Guard officials announced.… MORE
The Red Sox marked the anniversary of the 2004 team that “reversed the curse” of 86 years of World Series futility Tuesday with the 2024 home opener at Fenway Park. … MORE
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A small helicopter testing experimental equipment crashed into Worden’s Pond in South Kingstown Tuesday morning, the pilot and a passenger were quickly rescued by a Good Samaritan fisherman as the craft sank to the bottom, police said. Both the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot was treated on…… MORE
A week after a fender-bender crash in a McDonald’s drive-through, RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian pleaded “not guilty” through his attorney in court Wednesday to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor.… MORE
The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station.… MORE
About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, yet they carry about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government. … MORE
