BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - A federal regulator told officials from Rhode Island and Massachusetts that cooperation is key as the states try to develop offshore wind together. Ned Farquhar, who works at the U.S. Department of the Interior, met with…
Storm-related beach closures received by ABC6: Sachuest Beaches in Middletown - swim at your own risk as there is a riptide warning. Warwick beaches are closed until Sunday. Atlantic Beach Club beach in Middletown Easton's Point Beach in Newport Scarborough…
BOSTON (AP) - Officials in New England's coastal areas are bracing for high seas, heavy rains and strong winds as Hurricane Earl approaches the region. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Massachusetts coast from Westport to Hull, including…
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement for a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island. The commission on Wednesday approved the agreement between developer Deepwater Wind and National…
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission is preparing to vote on a power purchase agreement for a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island. The agreement between developer Deepwater Wind and National Grid, the…
From Thursday, July 29th Dennigan Denounces Incumbent's War VotesElizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan, Democratic candidate in Rhode Island's Second Congressional District, today voiced strong opposition to additional spending for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Rep. James Langevin, the ten-year incumbent,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gambling, wind energy, pension reform and education aid dominated the agenda of the Rhode Island General Assembly this year, as lawmakers scrambled for ways to find extra revenue and cut costs. Lawmakers wrapped up business early…
The Rhode Island House has passed a bill, that gives the State Public Utilities Commission the authority to review power-purchase agreements with developers of a wind energy farm. The proposed spot for a wind farm in Rhode Island, would be…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Stop and Shop responded to accusations by state leaders that it has been sitting on unused properties to keep competitors from moving in. Lt. Gov. Sabina Mato' office said that the company had been renting out…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Attorney General Peter Neronha's office released an investigative report that said that the Pawtucket police officer who shot a man holding a replica gun in June 2025 was "legally justified." Officer Thomas Letourneau shot 28-year-old Sebastian…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced that the state has agreed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two congressional members are questioning the motivation behind the Trump administration's Saturday strike on Venezuela that resulted in the removal of President Nicolás Maduro. Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed said in a statement, in part: Initially,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Revolution Wind, LLC has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, pushing back against the Trump administration's December 22 lease suspension order. The action against the U.S. Department of the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee will meet with most of the state's congressional delegation and union leaders Friday in…
It's the last day of 2025, and Mother Nature didn't want to go out quietly! We're going to be chilly (again) today, with highs in the low 30s, feeling like the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new interim U.S. Attorney has been appointed by the Trump administration for the DOJ's Rhode Island office. Charles Calenda will…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Nearly 33,000 Rhode Island Energy customers are without power Friday in the face of strong winds rolling across the state. As of 12:30 p.m., 32,957 customers are without electricity, according to the Rhode Island Energy outage…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is directing members of his cabinet to review their departments' roles in combating factors that could lead to violence at schools. McKee authorized Post-Secondary Commissioner Shannon Gilkey and Education Commissioner Angélica…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As new images of the person of interest in Saturday's deadly Brown University mass shooting have trickled in,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- President Donald Trump blamed Brown University when asked why the FBI has been unable to make an…
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Smithfield School Committee said it accepted the resignation of Smithfield Public Schools Superintendent Dawn Bartz on Monday as the school system continues an investigation into an alleged anti-Semitic hazing incident. "The Committee reviewed our legal counsel’s…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police have released additional footage of a person of interest connected to the Brown University shooting, according…
