PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Providence Police detectives are investigating a homicide on Herschel Street. According to Maj. David Lapatin, a man who is approximately 20-years-old was shot sometime before…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The state continues to mull over its back-to-school plans. Some parents are taking matters into their own hands and have decided to home-school their children. Parents say their decision…
EAST GREENWICH, RI (WLNE) - A funeral procession was held Tuesday morning for East Greenwich police officer Sgt. Christopher Callan who died in a parachuting accident earlier in July. In addition to Callan's role…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Parents and teachers held a socially distanced vehicle protest outside of the Rhode Island Department of Education Monday afternoon. The…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - In a letter addressed to the Class of 2020 on Monday, Providence College announced the cancellation of the in-person commencement that was re-scheduled for Oct. 31. The original Class of 2020 commencement ceremony was originally supposed…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE): The snack bar at Scarborough South State Beach in Narragansett has been closed after an employee tested positive for…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- More than 1,000 Rhode Islanders have died from COVID-19. The State House marked the grim milestone with lights. But some are marking…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A new study claims that the rate of coronavirus infections reported between March and may is actually 10 times higher than first estimated. Published in…
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) - An East Greenwich police officer and member of the Rhode Island National Guard was tragically killed over the weekend while parachuting in Connecticut. East Greenwich…
KINGSTON, R.I. - All fall varsity athletic events for the University of Rhode Island have been suspended due to continuing concerns associated with the…
WARWICK, R.I (WLNE) - One person was killed in an early morning house fire in the Gaspee Point neighborhood in Warwick on Thursday. The medical examiner has…
RHODE ISLAND (WLNE) - Governor Gina Raimondo announced $100 million in federal and state funds will go to small businesses that have been hit hardest by the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza signed an executive order today that will explore the process of reparations for the city's Black and Indigenous residents. Calling the order "a process…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Superintendent of Providence Public Schools, Harrison Peters, hosted a virtual town hall over Zoom on Wednesday night. During the town hall,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that nearly $1 million will be made available to help residents facing evictions because of COVID-19. The mayor announced the program alongside Providence Councilwoman…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association launched the "Twenty for 2020 campaign" Thursday promising Rhode Islanders police reform. The campaign lists 20 promises and policy changes that…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE): Providence Police have identified the man they say spray-painted swastikas on gravestones at Providence College on Monday night. According to police, Keveon Gomera, 26, was…
SEEKONK, Mass. (WLNE) — The second half of phase 2 of the re-opening of the Commonwealth started Monday, meaning businesses like nail salons, tanning salons, massage…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - The phrase "Providence Plantations" will no longer appear as a part of the state's name on state documents and websites after…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- A Providence city councilor has started an online petition seeking to overturn the Officer's Bill of Rights. The move comes as a surge of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island ACLU is suing the Board of Elections, along with other election officials, to try and…
LINCOLN, RI (WLNE) - It's a process that's been almost five years in the making but the Lincoln Police Department are on the brink of becoming a state accredited agency for the…
The Attorney General will be releasing a new set of protocols this week which will allow the office to review any allegation of excessive use of force by police. The new protocols…
RHODE ISLAND (WLNE)- Governor Gina Raimondo is challenging landlords across the state to pledge 100 rental units to those who are homeless or housing insecure…
