PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nursing homes in Rhode Island, already struggling with staffing shortages, are worried that Gov. Dan McKee’s mandate that all workers in state-licensed health care facilities must be vaccinated against the coronavirus will prompt more people to…
GLOCESTER, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island school committee that earlier this week voted to allow parents to request “conscientious objections” to the state’s universal school face mask policy is now backing off that decision, while still looking into the…
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) - An electrical pole caught fire at the South Road School Monday afternoon as elected officials looked on. Governor Dan McKee, Senator Jack Reed, and other officials originally were visiting to tour feeder lines. National Grid…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Gov. Dan McKee and state Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green have named Dr. Javier Montañez as acting superintendent for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. "Dr. Montañez has provided Providence families and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health officially released regulations Tuesday requiring all health care workers in the state to be fully vaccinated for coronavirus before Oct. 1. Governor Dan McKee first announced the mandate at a…
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…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Controversy continues on masking in school. As the incoming school year approaches and the Delta variant continues to spread, many districts are making tough calls on COVID-19 protocols. As some districts…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - After a contentious meeting, the Cranston School Committee voted 5-0 to implement a mask mandate for the upcoming school year. The vote comes after a recommendation from the federal…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee's administration has announced that all employees and visitors to state facilities will be required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status, starting Friday. In a memo sent to state employees Thursday afternoon,…
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…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A week of violence has put Providence's top leaders in the hot seat. Mayor Jorge Elorza and Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare spoke with ABC6 on Friday about…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Following a violent weekend in the capital city, a top city councilor is calling for a…
BOSTON (AP) — MASSACHUSETTS The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts are skewing toward younger adults, according to data released by the state. The age group with the largest number of newly confirmed cases during the past two…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- As Rhode Island becomes the first state in the country to pass a bill authorizing the use of supervised drug consumption sites, a new exhibit has come to Providence to show residents what these centers will look…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The federal government has recommended that everyone—vaccinated and unvaccinated—wear a mask indoors, in places where the delta variant is surging. Governor Dan McKee is not calling for mask mandates…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - At a press conference attended by Governor Dan McKee, Mayor Jorge Elorza, and others, WaterFire announced its 2021 season Wednesday night. This season includes four full lightings and five partial lightings. The season will open with…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 145 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, the highest number of new cases reported since May. Rhode Island remains in the substantial transmission category. According to RIDOH, there have been…
CRANSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island restaurants will be allowed to keep temporary outdoor dining patios and take-out windows until at least next spring. Governor Dan McKee signed a bill into law Monday extending…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Biden administration is now encouraging local and state governments to offer $100 to newly vaccinated people- to try and boost nationwide vaccination rates as the delta variant continues to spread across the country. The Biden…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The State of Rhode Island reached a tentative contract agreement with the Providence Teachers' Union Monday night, according to Governor Dan McKee. No specific details have been released yet. Both sides have agreed to not discuss…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island will continue to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance regarding masks for the upcoming school year. “We’ll stay with the CDC’s guidance,” Governor Dan…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced Thursday that six state-run COVID-19 testing sites for school and child care communities will close at the end of the month. The last day for…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- As local businesses find a sense of normalcy after the pandemic, a dozen cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant have been confirmed in Rhode Island. Earlier this week, Governor Dan McKee extended…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As the state continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry is still struggling to find employees. Many local eateries, like Brewed Awakenings, are shortening their hours because…
