PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Suspicious letters ended up at election offices all across the nation, including in New England. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Services are investigating the origins…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The toy company Hasbro might move its headquarters from Rhode Island to Boston. This is according to a report from the Boston Business…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Sen. Sandra Cano announced Thursday that she is resigning from her position and from re-election in District 8 to "pursue another opportunity." Cano resigned in a letter to President of the Senate Dominick…
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Patients, doctors, and members of the community have voiced their concern with the level of care at South County Hospital at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley announced major funding to aid in overdose prevention efforts in Providence. A total of $870,000 will support the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education has issued a response to local advocates who claimed that students with disabilities were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's own Alan Shawn Feinstein has passed away at the age of 93, according to his obituary. Feinstein was an educational philanthropist known for giving millions of dollars to schools and scholarship programs to help…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education accepted a proposal to continue state intervention into Providence Public Schools for up to three years. The state took control over the district in 2019. The decision…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Police Department said that a person was shot on Congress Street Thursday afternoon. The department said one person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Rhode Island Hospital. An ABC 6 News crew on…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A report from the office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has concluded that police officers were justified…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- After six years of state control, the Providence Public School Board voted unanimously to move on from the Rhode Island…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins has issued an executive order allowing police to work with members of public works to disperse of homeless…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence city councilor Miguel Sanchez is now suing Governor Dan McKee after he was fired last October. Sanchez, who worked as an associate in the Governor’s Constituent Services Office said he was fired for his "public…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- A 53-year-old man is facing multiple charges in three different communities for a string of alleged crimes leading from Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police were investigating a shooting on General Street Friday night. Police said they received a call around 7:22 p.m. for a male shot in the lower back. The male was "uncooperative" but was taken to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Gov. Dan McKee, and an outside legal team announced Friday afternoon that they have filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that have…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The East Providence Fire Department said they responded to a fully involved vehicle fire yesterday afternoon. It happened on Aberdeen Road in the driveway of a single family residence. While the car was in close…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education has released a report on the progress of the state's intervention in the Providence Public School District. In 2019, the state took control over the district following a report that…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Minnesota Governor and Vice President Kamala Harris's pick for running mate Tim Walz made a quick fundraising stop in Rhode Island Thursday. The fundraiser was held inside…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Tim Walz, running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, is set to speak with officials at a campaign reception in Newport, part of a long list of fundraising events across the East Coast. Walz was…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Attorney General Peter Neronha said that his office is filing a lawsuit against parking management company UPP Global, LLC for "unfair and deceptive practices targeting Rhode Island consumers." Neronha said that at parking lots in Providence,…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation was reporting a crash in the left lane of I-95 Southbound at Exit 24 in Warwick. RIDOT cameras showed a heavy back-up, and emergency crews on scene. Crash cleared from…
RICHMOND, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation reported a crash on I-95 Northbound at Exit 7 in Richmond this morning. RIDOT cameras did show a car in the median tilted on its side for around an hour.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- President of Union Council 94 in Rhode Island has died. J. Michael Downey passed away on Sunday. He was 70-years-old. Council 94 represents over 10,00 active and retired state, municipal, and private sector employees. According to…
