PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Department of Justice has sued the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) for what the DOJ is calling "racial discrimination against teachers." The claim stems from an investigation…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Representative David Morales announced his bid for Mayor of Providence Monday morning. In a campaign ad posted…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- An audit report says Rhode Island Energy overcharged state agencies by $2 million. According to an initial report from the Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police blocked off part of Charles Street after a crash involving a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus and car on Tuesday. ABC6 News crews on scene reported seeing a car with damage to the…
STONINGTON, Conn. (WLNE) -- Dash camera video released by the Stonington Police Department Monday shows a man driving his car right at a stone wall where people were sitting. Police said 75-year-old Wendell Hisle was behind the wheel and now…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Hasbro, Inc. has announced that it is leaving its Pawtucket headquarters for the Boston Seaport District. According to a Monday…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) -- A group of U.S. Senate Democrats and one Independent signed a statement Thursday demanding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, with Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse representing the lone abstainer…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee sent Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum a letter in response to a meeting the two had about the stoppage of the Revolution Wind Project. The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any…
A late JJ Williams goal gave Rhode Island FC one of its biggest wins of the 2025 season on Saturday when it toppled second-place Charleston Battery 1-0…
WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) -- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are set to tie the knot. Swift announced the couple's engagement in an Instagram post Tuesday. The pop star and NFL star have been dating for around two years. Swift owns…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island leaders are opposing the Trump administration's order to pause the Revolution Wind project. The project was placing offshore wind…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any ongoing activity related to the Revolution Wind Project to stop Friday. In a letter to leadership…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) has determined that a Providence Police Department response to an area where ICE agents were conducting enforcement action on July 13 on Alverson Avenue violated city ordinance and Providence police…
Brown University Press Release PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown Men's Basketball Head Coaching Chair Mike Martin '04 has announced the program's 2025-26 schedule, a 28-game slate…
Non-conference schedule is out for #URI women’s basketball! Highlights include: -Nov. 3: Season opener @ Manhattan -Nov. 7: Home opener vs. Merrimack -Nov. 13: @ Rutgers -Nov. 23: @ NC State -Dec. 7: @ Maine -Dec. 10: @ PC@TReiss32…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Beloved former Judge Frank Caprio has died at 88 years old, a spokesperson for Caprio posted to social media Wednesday afternoon. The spokesperson said Caprio "passed away peacefully" after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. In…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor McKee's campaign manager is leaving after just a few months on the job. Rob Silverstein joined the campaign in June,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent an August 13 letter to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee asking…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Union workers at Butler Hospital voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a new contract Monday, ending a months-long strike, a spokesperson for the hospital said. In a joint statement attributed to both SEIU 1199NE leadership and Butler Hospital…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is reviewing the arrest of a Special Assistant Attorney General by Newport police. Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested outside a city restaurant by…
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island State Police said that it was investigating a crash that occurred on Route 146 South on Aug. 16. The crash occurred…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Police are investigating after an inmate died at the Intake Service Center at the Adult Correctional Facility on Aug. 9, according to State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections Chief of Information and…
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Portsmouth Police Department said that a man who was arrested as part of a sting against alleged child sex traffickers was detained by ICE after leaving the police station. 1/ Recent media reports on the…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Stefano Famiglietti was elected as the District 4 State Senator Tuesday night, according to unofficial Rhode Island Board of Elections results. He won the Special Election against Republican Alex Asermely with more than 80% of…
