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By: Alexandra Crowley acowley@abc6.comProvidence police are investigating a shooting overnight. Police say a 19-year-old man was shot and killed on Steere Avenue. This is the city's 5th murder of the
By: Melissa Toupinmtoupin@abc6.com Their opinion's are strong, and Monday night teachers from around the state didn't hold back. Nearly 600 disgruntled educators packed into the auditorium at Cranston
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH has been issued for Providence until 9pm this evening. Large hail up to 2" in diameter and damaging winds up to 70mph will be possible with the strongest storms. As of 4pm this
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's office says his remarks on the Senate floor Monday regarding tornados in Oklahoma and the Republican Party's stance on climate change was
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey will run for Governor… of Colorado. Laffey is expected to announce his bid for Governor on the Amy Oliver Show on 1310 KFKA in Colorado
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A local man is loading up a 23 foot trailer and shipping supplies to Oklahoma to help with relief efforts following a 2-mile wide tornado the wreak destruction on Moore,
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A five-year-old is in the intensive care unit in the hospital after a hit-and-run accident on Monday evening. Kaaron Pon was running across the street to get his bicycle
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Moderate Party Chairman Ken Block announced Tuesday that he will make a second bid for Governor in 2014. In 2010 Block put the Moderate Party on the Rhode Island political
While most people are relieved to have Monday off, have plans of backyard barbeques, and fishing, and can't wait to spend time with their loved ones this Memorial Day.. There are some people that won't
By: News room news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 Update: As of Monday night hospitals have been treating more than 120 patients after the tornado ripped through Oklahoma City, including 70
By Abbey Niezgoda aniezgoda@abc6.com Two friends in Newport kicked out the infamous ax-wielding hitchhiker almost as quickly as they took him in, and it turns out their timing was spot on. Just days
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com It's now been 35 days since the Boston marathon bombings, and for the first time one of the heroes who responded is speaking out. Rhode Island
By: Chelsea Priestcpriest@abc6.comIn 1903, Theodore Roosevelt was President and a loaf of bread cost about seven cents. It was also the year the oldest woman in Rhode Island was born. Lillian Cardullo
By: News Staff News@abc6.com People with high interest student loans may be getting a break soon. New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand will propose a bill this week that would cap student loans at four
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A man found dead in a barrel at Warwick City Park has been identified as 66-year-old John Jack Fay. Fay is a retired postal worker and an avid runner who spent a lot
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on Sunday afternoon. At 1:30 p.m. Middletown Police responded to 208
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A University of Rhode Island student has gone missing on his ride home to Collegeville Pennsylvania. 21-year-old Matthew Royer was last seen on May 16th leaving his
By: Alexandra Cowleyacowley@abc6.comFor years, Rhode Island's public schools have struggled with low graduation and attendance rates. It's especially true for one Rhode Island school district, struggling
Andrea Medeirosamedeiros@abc6.comHeather Abbott has become somewhat of a celebrity here in Rhode Island. People are just mesmerized by her positivity after losing part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon
By Chris Sheppard csheppard@abc6.com UPDATE: Police are now saying the death of a man whose body was found in a Warwick park Saturday morning is a homicide.
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – I celebrated another birthday this past week, and as always I reflected on the past, present and future of what
By News Staff news@abc6.com A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff, a fabulous mansion in Newport featured in a film version of "The Great Gatsby.''
By News Staff news@abc6.com A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.
By Chris Sheppard csheppard@abc6.com A widescale search for a missing boater ended after police found the man walking on an area beach, still dressed in his wetsuit.
By News Staff news@abc6.com The top regulators of New England's flagging fishing industry are asking fishermen not to take out their frustrations at the onboard observers who monitor what they catch and what they throw back.
By News Staff news@abc6.com More than 3,250 students at the University of Rhode Island are set to get their undergraduate degrees.
By News Staff news@abc6.com Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut. They say it's fortunate no one was killed.
By News Staff news@abc6.com Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino's office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings response.
by Mark Curtis ABC6 News Reporter mcurtis@abc6.com It may be the most unusual interview I've ever conducted. Vivian Godin can no longer speak. She lost her voice two years ago to ALS, a neuro-disorder
By: Chelsea Priestcpriest@abc6.comIt was a joyful day at Misquamicut this morning, when hundreds came together for Hands Along the Sand. Barbara Cardiff of the Westerly Chamber of Commerce explains, "this
News Staffnews@abc6.comA man accused of punching a brown university student in the face leaving him in critical condition appeared in a Rhode Island court today. Tory Lussier was in Rhode Island visiting
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A man accused of stabbing another man to death during Superstorm Sandy in Westerly has been indicted on 1 count of manslaughter. 40-year-old Mandell Tripp was initially
A teapot that was gifted by Lizzie Borden to her care taker has made it's way into the hands of the Fall River Historical Society. The teapot was a present from Borden to Gertrude May Russell, a woman
The Rhode Island GOP is working on rebranding and regrouping after a tumultuous election for a new party chair. At a meeting on Thursday night the party tried to get back to business introducing several
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com The MIT officer killed by the Boston bombing suspects will be honored in a non-traditional way. Cambridge brewing company is creating a beer for Sean Collier called
By: Chelsea Priest cpriest@abc6.com Tick season never really ends, and it never really begins. Many of the large ticks from last year are still active and in a couple weeks the small nymphal stage deer
by ABC6 Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com "The Silent Speak!" Tonight on ABC6 News at 11, we'll introduce you to Vivian Godin, a Rhode Island woman who lost her voice, because she has ALS (Lou
By: Andrea Medeiros Amedeiros@abc6.comRelying on crutches, unable to drive, and constantly reminded she only has one leg. That's been the daily struggle for Newport bombing survivor Heather Abbott, during
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A local man who hit YouTube fame after he quit his job at the Renaissance Providence Hotel with help of a marching man will appear on ABC's 20/20 tonight. Joey DeFrancesco
By: Melissa Toupin mtoupin@abc6.com A fresh start for UMass Dartmouth. The school is in the midst of renovations while students and faculty try to come to terms with the disruptive events caused by the
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.comTwo female professors are standing alone against Roger Williams University. They are seeking over one million dollars in damages claiming
By: Melissa Toupinmtoupin@abc6.comFULL STORY ON ABC6 NEWS AT 11:In the days following the Boston Marathon Bombings UMass Dartmouth would learn one of the men responsible was a student. Now the chancellor
Dee DeQuattroddequattro@abc6.comThe April unemployment numbers marked a new low for Rhode Island dipping below 9%. The unemployment rate hit 8.8% in April dropping to it's lowest level since October 2008. The
By News Staff news@abc6.com North Kingstown police have arrested Joseph Howell after an investigation of Monday night's break-in at Davisville Middle School. Surveillance footage shows a suspect carrying
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Two female professors at Roger Williams University are suing the school citing sexual harassment, racism, and sexism. Professors Sharon Deluca and Bonita Cade say for
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Investigators told CNN that a note was found on the boat where Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding. A source said that the note left by Tsarnaev takes
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Ernie Almonte officially announced his candidacy for General Treasurer as a Democrat in an email to close friends and supporters. Last month, ABC6 was the first to
Andrea Medeirosamedeiros@abc6.comBrown students learning tonight the man who sucker punched one of their classmates...leaving him in critical condition... Was just randomly swinging at the first person
By: News room News@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 VERNON, Conn. (AP) _ Vernon police have arrested a local man for his alleged involvement in the assault of a Brown University basketball player hospitalized
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com The battle to eliminate or lower the sales tax in Rhode Island has finally come to the State House. Every year thousands of people in the Ocean State
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death then dismembered her body and attempted to burn the remains will be sentenced Wednesday morning. In March, Donald Greenslit
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Westerly Police confirm a man was arrested early Wednesday morning for swimming up to the waterfront of Taylor Swift's Westerly home. The 22-year-old man was found
Courtney Ponte news@abc6.com Walmart is now hiring at their newly expanded North Dartmouth store. The expansion is set to open this summer and is located at 506 State Road, North Dartmouth MA. Walmart
Providence police are following ``substantial leads'' in a weekend assault that left a Brown University basketball player in the hospital with severe head injuries.
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Gorton Junior High School will keep its doors open- at least a little bit longer. Hundreds of students and parents cheered at last night's Warwick School Committee
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com Hundreds of Coventry neighbors wake up to noise at 7 a.m. It's from two nearby asphalt plants and that not all. By noon, one plant was spewing
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A bill calling for a city-wide dress code policy in Central Falls schools will be considered by the House Committee on Health, Education, & Welfare Wednesday. The bill
Andrea Medeirosamedeiros@abc6.comThat one glass of wine out at dinner might now be enough to get you charged with drunk driving, from .08 to .05.That's all it would take to be considered "drunk" behind
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com A man who robbed a Fall River Hess Station and then left behind a package that he said was an explosive will be in court this afternoon. 50-year-old Robert Raymond
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