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Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Cranston Mayor Allan Fung is expected to officially announce his candidacy for Rhode Island Governor in 2014 Monday morning. Fung, who had already established an expl

By Associated press News@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has hired a veteran Democratic party strategist to manage his campaign for Rhode Island governor.

The Moderate Party is dead to begin with. With Ken Block registering as a Republican and Governor Lincoln Chafee registering as a Democrat, what we already know has been proven: there is no viable thi

By: Melissa Randallnews@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Twitter: @MelissaARandallProvidence Mayor, Angel Taveras, will formally announce his bid for Governor Monday morning. He will be the first prominent democrat to enter

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@ABC6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – The government shutdown is over! Time to move on to other stuff in the world of politics! I am saddened thi

By: Alexandra Cowleyacowley@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net A woman with a gun is barricaded inside her home on Union Street in Portsmouth. Part of the street is blocked off and a handful of homes have been voluntarily eva

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Woonsocket is in deep financial trouble. Rhode Island's sixth largest city could go into receivership, like Central Falls did. Four–term

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Former Red Sox's Pitcher Curt Schilling's "stuff" will be on sale this weekend. An estate sale is planned at Schilling's Massachusetts residence on Saturday and while

Nicole Gerber ngerber@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net @NicoleGerber PROVIDENCE - The Kent County Water Authority says their second round of E. coli testing has come back clean. They still need one more negative test before

The Rhode Island football team took a 13-0 lead into halftime, but allowed Albany to even the score by the end of regulation.

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net There were a lot of handshakes and thank you's for Governor Chafee outside the DMV headquarters in Cranston, after he stunned the Rhode I

By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netJust days before tolls are set to begin on the Sakonnet River Bridge, a fire damages equipment. Rhode Island State Police say a fire was intentionally set around

Rhody won its second game in its three-game tour of Italy - a 91-79 victory over the Vicenza All-Stars.

by ABC6 News Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Downtown Taunton has a lot of traffic, with a number of busy highways meeting there. The same is true east of town where highways 24

By: ABC6 News Staff news@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net An East Greenwich Police Lieutenant accused of beating up a suspect in his custody is due in court Tuesday. Paul Nahrgang, 46, is scheduled to be arraigned. He was

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net An East Greenwich police lieutenant was arraigned on Tuesday on charges stemming from using excessive force on a man under arrest. Paul C. Nahrgang was charged after

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net It appears that a third round of a scam letters have been sent to Rhode Island businesses. The letter which says it's from Rhode Island Corporate Compliance asks the

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – Wow!!! A lot is going on this week. Look for a key vote on immigration reform in the U.S. Senate on Monday;

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis  mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – Happy Birthday! This column is two years old today! I get a lot of comments and feedback from around the

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net If you see a turkey the DEM wants to know. The Department of Environmental Management is asking Rhode Islanders who see a turkey hen with or without broods of young

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net The Rhode Island Republican Party is asking the state not to pay back millions of dollars in moral obligation bonds used to fund the failed 38 Studios deal. "I am cal

By: Chelsea Priestcpriest@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netSun block is the first thing people usually grab when they plan a beach day, but what about when you go got a quick walk? On a day like today, you can get burned in

Governor Lincoln Chafee is going to be a Democrat… now what? Chafee's decision to abandon his role as Rhode Island's Independent Governor and join the ranks of partisans promises to shake up what was