PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A man has been arrested after police said he struck and killed a pedestrian. Kevin Gallagher, Jr. was charged with driving under the influence death resulting and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Opposing protests in support of Palestine and Israel were present at Brown University's commencement ceremony Sunday. Brown Alumni for Palestine said it led a "disruption" which showed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a bill that would enhance gun safety in the state. The bill, sponsored by Senator Pamela J. Lauria (D-Dist. 32, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence), would require that all firearms,…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division entered an agreement with the City of Pawtucket to settle a voting rights lawsuit. United States Attorney Zachary…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Severe weather caused major delays and in interruptions throughout Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts. Viewers shared videos and photos of the severe weather in the area. Route 10 North in Providence was closed temporarily for…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new civil complaint has been filed against the town of North Kingstown and the North Kingstown School District over a case involving a coach accused of conducting "naked fat tests" on student-athletes. Aaron Thomas,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two housing bills that could have big impacts on the an ongoing conflict down in Narragansett are heading the House Committee to be voted on…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKeen nominated Wayne Salisbury, Jr., to serve as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections on Friday, a move criticized by the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers. Salisbury is the current interim director of the department and previously…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Roughly 70 people were displaced from two homeless encampments in Providence on Tuesday, some of them moving their tents to St.…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- An investigation by federal prosecutors has found the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families in violation…
HALIFAX, Mass. (WLNE) -- Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruise said that Massachusetts State Police, Halifax Police, and Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating a suspected frowning that occurred on May…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Transit and Bridge Authority said that night work on the Jamestown approach of the Newport Pell bridge is scheduled to take…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Rhode Island Field Office Director Peter Asen were joined by other elected…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The 23 Rhode Island School of Design students who barricaded themselves in an administrative building to demand divestment from Israel have ended their occupation. A spokesperson for the school's Students for Justice in Palestine organization said…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Today, the Rhode Island House of Representatives will vote on a bill that will reform The Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness said it organized a press conference outside Providence City Hall protesting the impending clearing of two homeless encampments. The organization said that the camps were only given 48 hours…
FOSTER, R.I. (WLNE) -- Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Foster man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14 between 2012 and 2017. James Jones, 76, was found guilty of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- It was a two-pronged approach for demonstrators at the Rhode Island School of Design, as pro-Palestinian protests continued Tuesday outside of a campus building. Inside…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) --U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed up with Lisa Ranglin, Founder, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA) to cut the ribbon on RIBBA’s new headquarters today. Reed and Whitehouse were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) officials confirmed Tuesday that DATTCO Motorcoach will take over a majority of the Ocean State's school bus services. A spokesperson for RIDE said the proposal would save taxpayers in cities…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Students from the Rhode Island School of Design occupied and barricaded themselves inside a campus building Monday night. RISD Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) said protesters are demanding RISD promote a permanent ceasefire by divesting…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee is proposing $1 million from the upcoming budget to be allocated to small business owners impacted by the Washington…
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- Police are investigating the scene of a crash that left one man dead, and sent another to the hospital. 76-year-old Donald MacManus was killed yesterday while he…
