PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Power providers to Connecticut and Rhode Island report widespread outages as damaging wind gusts move through southern New England. Outage maps for Connecticut power suppliers Eversource and United Illuminating Company show power outages spread throughout the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission ordered a $20 million rate decrease for the start of 2023. The commission said a typical resident using 500 kWh per month will see their bill reduced by $6.80 per…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- On this Giving Tuesday, ABC 6 News wants to highlight the need to give to an organization that's done so much of its own giving back to Rhode Islanders. The George Wiley Center has provided help…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The country's smallest state will have big national attention on Election Day. With a congressional chamber majority up for grabs, Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District between Allan Fung and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - On Nov. 8, Rhode Islanders will vote on three ballot measures -- totaling over $400 million. A "yes" vote on any of these questions supports the proposal, a…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony held Wednesday celebrated a new mixed-use development built in Providence's I-195 Innovation and Design District. Gov. Dan McKee joined the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission to cut the ribbon on Emblem 25. "Emblem…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's natural gas customers will see bill hikes starting Tuesday. In September, Rhode Island Energy filed a rate proposal to increase the annual cost of gas for a typical gas customer by 15%, which is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Public Utilities Commission announced on Friday that Rhode Islanders won't see as big of a hike on their gas bills next month. In September, Rhode Island Energy filed a rate proposal to increase the annual cost…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee on Wednesday announced an electric bike rebate program in honor of a journalist, who was a clean energy advocate. Erika Niedowski Memorial Electric Bike Rebate Program is an extension of the Driving…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Bob Flanders on Wednesday will support Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus' energy plan. Last month, the Rhode Island…
KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Candidates in the race for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional seat addressed abortion and cost of living -- the main concerns of Rhode Islanders. A recent Boston Globe and Suffolk University…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Less than four weeks from Election Day and a decision on who will win the governor's race in Rhode Island, the…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- El gobernador Dan McKee lanzo un sitio web el martes por la mañana con recursos que pueden ayudar a los residentes de Rhode Island a pagar sus facturas este invierno. McKee anunció una financiación adicional de…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee launched a new website Tuesday morning, with resources that may help Rhode Islander's afford their bills this winter. During a press conference, McKee announced an additional $1.5 million in funding to provide electric…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The biggest fear for some Rhode Islander came true Friday after the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to approve energy rate hikes for gas and electric bills. The…
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's congressional delegation on Monday endorsed Treasurer Seth Magaziner for the Second Congressional District. Their motivation for the endorsement is Magaziner's stance on issues such as abortion rights and protecting Social Security. "Seth Magaziner is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Democratic candidates in the race for Rhode Island governor gave their final messages to voters, hours before polls open across the state. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea focused on decades…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island gubernatorial candidates will take the stage Thursday to answer questions on how they plan to help grow and sustain the…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee announced a new program to lower carbon emissions and energy costs on Thursday. The High-Efficiency Heat Pump Program will provide financial incentives to residents and businesses to acquire the electric heat pumps, according…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee welcomed President Joe Biden in Warwick ahead of his visit to Massachusetts. In a tweet Wednesday, the governor said he looks forward to meeting the governor at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The North Kingstown man arrested for his alleged role in the January 6th riots went before a judge for the first time on Wednesday. The federal judge ordered that Bernard…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee signed a bill Wednesday that will require Rhode Island to obtain 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2033. Utility companies will need to purchase renewable energy projects based on…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- From opting out of filling up by switching to electric vehicles to changing the way they travel altogether and switching to public transportation,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Senate passed a measure that would require all of the state's electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2033. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, would accelerate the percentage increase…
