WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) – A woman was carjacked at knifepoint in Warwick around 9 a.m. on Saturday, police said. According to police, a man pulled a knife a woman outside a store on the 1500 block of Bald Hill Road…
University of Rhode Island Press Release KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island guard Jeremy Sheppard and center Makhel Mitchell both earned spots on the 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Preseason Team, which was released Wednesday morning. The conference also announced the results of the preseason poll.…
University of Rhode Island Press Release KINGSTON, R.I. -- In year three of the Tammi Reiss era, Rhode Island women's basketball was selected to finish second in the 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll. Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee anounced his plan on vaccination children ages 5-11. The FDA is scheduled to meet to discuss Pfizer's vaccine for children on October 26. If given…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE)- Since it was first built in August, the statue of William Blackstone on Exchange street has caused a lot of controversy among Rhode Island's Narraganset Tribe, Black…
Defense and special teams sparked No. 18/20 Rhode Island to a closely-contested 22-15 win over No. 10/9 Delaware Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Rhody…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Board of Elections released unofficial election results Tuesday night for Senate District 3 and the East Greenwich School Committee. The unofficial results show the State Senate primary election is a fairly close race,…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE)- A man was left in serious condition after being stabbed in Fall River on Sunday night, according to police. Police said that the man was stabbed at around…
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) - Central Falls police are actively investigating a double shooting Tuesday night that left one person dead and another seriously injured. Officers responded to the basketball court…
Rhode Island's defense stood tall, lifting the Rams to a 16-14 victory at UAlbany Saturday night. Linebacker Andre Blackett came up with a sack on fourth-and-3 from midfield to thwart a last-minute drive by the Great Danes. Rhody (2-0, 1-0…
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation tweeted early Thursday morning that I-95 is back open in both directions at Thurbers Avenue in Providence. That's at Exit 18. All lanes had been blocked for awhile overnight because of flooding. A RIDOT…
RHODE ISLAND VS. BRYANT - SERIES NOTES Saturday night's season opener will be the second meeting between Rhode Island and Bryant. The first came in…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid…
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE)- Police surrounded a house in Taunton on Sunday night after a woman was shot in the home's driveway. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said that 71-year-old Dianne Silveira was…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast on Sunday, with the eye of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. arriving near the barrier island of Grand Isle. The powerful Category…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) -- Several people are seriously injured after a crash involving a car and motorcycle. Fall River Police say it happened around 5:00 p.m. on the 200 block of Rhode Island Ave. Uniform Division officers responded for…
Local towns are recommending residents in coastal areas ride out the storm elsewhere. In Bristol County, Massachusetts, Swansea officials expect significant storm impacts in low-lying areas. The town is encouraging residents in Little Neck, Gardeners Neck, Ocean Grove, Touisset, and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The fallout continues after body camera footage released this week showed the violent arrest of three teenagers in July. ABC6 News obtained surveillance footage from a business attacked by…
CRANSOTN, R.I. (WLNE) - New cameras on the roads in Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket are worrying residents who are concerned about their privacy. Authorities in the three towns are doing a 60-day…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Providence Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of three juveniles made on July 9. Two Providence police officers were suspended without pay pending the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday evening to instruct the Rhode Island Department of Education to reject any school reopening plans that do not…
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories. After months in which they kept cases and hospitalizations…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The suspect who led police on a manhunt after firing shots at an officer was arrested Wednesday morning, according to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Three people were taken to the hospital early on Sunday morning, following a triple shooting in Providence, according to police. Officials said that at around 1 a.m. a 32-year-old man…
