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By: Alexandra Cowleyacowley@abc6.comA 4–month old puppy is in a shelter after being rescued by three local teens. The dog was found roaming the streets in North Attleboro. At first the teens thought it
By Alana Cerrone acerrone@abc6.com City officials in Providence may soon be able to remove makeshift memorials that go up after tragedies. City Councilors approved an ordinance that would allow the DPW
By: Chelsea Priest cpriest@abc6.com They aren't your typical glasses, and now at Rhode Island Hospital, they are breaking barriers in medical communication. Dr. Paul Porter thought of using Google
By Alana Cerrone acerrone@abc6.com Police in Charlestown are investigating a string of copper thefts in vacant homes this winter. Copper pipes from at least nine homes have been stolen since the beginning
By Alana Cerrone acerrone@Abc6.com There was a minor earthquake just north of Woonsocket Friday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the 1.7 magnitude quake about 2 miles north-northeast of
By: Melissa Randallmrandall@abc6.com Rush hour could be getting a lot more hectic for people commuting through Rhode Island's capitol city. Starting early Saturday morning the Rhode Island DOT will temporarily
By: Dee DeQuattro Email: Ddequattro@abc6.com Twitter: @deedequattro A Westport firefighter has critical injuries after slipping off an icy roof while fighting a chimney fire. The two and a half story
By: Melissa Randallmrandall@abc6.com Rhode Island will be shutting down one of its busiest exits starting Saturday- a move that will impact tens of thousands of drivers during peak traffic times. Exit
By Gilannie Pangburn gpangburn@abc6.com Twitter: gilanniej05 The Westport fire department responded to a chimney fire at a home on American legion highway, upon arrival mutual aid from Tiverton, RI
By News Staff News@abc6.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC6News?ref=hl It looks like Aaron Hernandez could be paying a price for his fracas with another inmate
Nicole Gerberngerber@abc6.com@nicolegerberFALL RIVER - It began as just an average night at Jarek's Market on 5th Street in Fall River... a customer came in, asking for hot coffee.Then out of nowhere,
By News Staff, news@abc6.com Families of children with cancer who are treated at Hasbro Children's Hospital can turn to "The Tomorrow Fund" for help in time of need. "What we literally do is pay the
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com The old "Cherry and Webb" building at 275 Westminster, downtown, has a new owner. Paolino properties with another 2–point–3 million dollar purchase
By: Melissa Randallmrandall@abc6.com Tyler Seddon arrived at his Burrillville elementary school in style Thursday morning. A police cruiser dropped the newly appointed chief for the day at the front door.
By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.comClose to a thousand police, firefighters, and EMS gathered at Wright's Farm in Harrisville to celebrate Tyler Seddon's 7th birthday. The banquet hall was packed full
By: Liz Tuftsltufts@abc6.comOne man's painful experience is now helping save lives. Accidents along Atwells Ave have dropped dramatically over the past few years. It's thanks in large part to a Providence
By: Chelsea Priest cpriest@abc6.com Twelve-hundred students, means twelve-hundred lockers at North Attleboro High School and on every single one, a post-it note with words of kindness. Post-its saying
Tyler Seddon's birthday extravaganza kicked off Thursday morning as he was sworn in as the Burrillville Police Chief.
By News Staff news@abc6.com The show of support for 7-year-old Tyler Seddon today was overwhelming with Police and Fire department showing support from all over the country. Charlestown Police are
By: News Staff Email: News@abc6.com A documentary about the former Woonsocket High School airs tonight. It traces the history of the school which is the largest abandoned school in New England. The
By The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to two life terms plus 35 years after being convicted of the 2011 killing a 17-year-old girl. Superior
By: Melissa Randall mrandall@abc6.com Police officers from around the country are arriving in Rhode Island. They are ready to give a Burrillville boy battling cancer a birthday he'll never forget. Tyler
By: Dee DeQuattro Twitter: @deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com The victim in a fatal Coventry house fire has been identified as 91-year-old Thomas Castellucci. Castellucci was killed when his
By: Dee DeQuattro Twitter: @deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com The man who owns a large part of the Providence skyline, just made another aquistion. Paolino Properties, owned by Joseph Paolino,
By: Dee DeQuattro Twiiter: @deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com Well known office supply store, Staples, will be closing 225 locations nationwide by the end of the year. Staples, based out of Framingham,
By News Staff News@abc6.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC6News?ref=hl Information provided by the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) President Barack Obama has
The big day for soon to be 7-year-old Tyler Seddon is almost here. Hundreds of first responders will be heading to Rhode Island on Thursday for the Burrillville boy's massive birthday celebration.
By Gilannie Pangburn gpangburn@abc6.com Twitter: gilanniej05 Officials from Charlestown PD along with Detectives from the Westerly responded to a home on Old Shannock road in Charlestown, in an attempt
By News Staff, news@abc6.com The MIAA is warning coaches, parents and students about suspicious Facebook messages concerning an "underground wrestling club." The warning, sent out to schools around
By News Staff news@abc6.com The state of Rhode Island wants to give you money. More than 8–thousand Rhode Islanders have unclaimed insurance money sitting in the state's treasury. The claims are worth
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com It was billed as a roundtable focusing on economic issues affecting women But it became more about politics when Myrth York endorsed Gina Raimondo
By: Chelsea Priest cpriest@abc6.com It's the most iconic building in Downtown Providence but for the last year it's been shut down. Today for the first time since Bank of America shut it's doors in
By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.comA Providence man is caught trying to make a quick buck, by dumping over a thousand tires throughout the Mount Pleasant community. David Almeida has been slapped with
Nicole Gerberngerber@abc6.com@nicolegerberNORTH PROVIDENCE - "It's really bad under there," said Diane Coccia, referring to the sinkhole beneath the steps leading up to her side door on Eliot Ave in North
By Dana Griffin dgriffin@abc6.com @danaRgriffin To sign the pledge: www.r-word.org NARRAGANSETT, RI- A YouTube video created by students at Narragansett High School is starting to go viral. They're
By The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ A Woonsocket man has been ordered detained on federal charges of possessing and trafficking the prescription painkiller fentanyl and heroin. The
By News Staff news@abc6.com The Rhode Island health department says its hotline has gotten 19 calls about a possible measles outbreak in our area. The department told patients Monday, that a man with
By Alana Cerrone Acerrone@abc6.com Police officers, firefighters, and military members from across the country are coming to Burrillville to make a local boy's dream come true. Tyler Seddon is battling
The Associated Press News@abc6.com BOSTON (AP) - The highest court in Massachusetts has determined that a man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate
By: Dee DeQuattro Twitter: @deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is warning schools about a person on Facebook attempting to contact
An Attleboro father is behind bars Tuesday night, charged with beating his own infant son, so badly, he ended up in the hospital.
By: Dee DeQuattro Twitter: @deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com A man known as the foot licker has been sentenced to serve six years and nine months behind bars as a result of violating his probation.
Churches in Tiverton are thinking outside the box on Ash Wednesday.
By: Dee DeQuattro Twitter: @Deedequattro Email: ddequattro@abc6.com State Police have arrested two individuals from Charlestown on drug charges after discovering 19 pounds of marijuana and 94 mature
By News Staff news@abc6.com The Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board issued a 20 page decision regarding the case between the Town of North Kingstown and the North Kingstown Fire Fighters Association. It
Recently, when asked about his 2010 Prius stolen from the streets in front of his East Side home, Pell told WPRO Radio, "It's an unfortunate thing but you got to have a sense of humor about it. We hope they recover it quickly but until then you got to have a sense of humor about it."
By News Staff News@abc6.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC6News?ref=hl The city of Woonsocket has a new State Representative. Michael Morin was sworn in
There is a push to make "revenge porn" illegal in Rhode Island.
By Dana Griffin dgriffin@abc6.com @danaRgriffin EAST PROVIDENCE, RI- Over 200 police cruisers, a dozen motorcycles, and 50 fire engines will descend on Burrilliville, Thursday for 6-year-old Tyler Seddon's
Nicole Gerber ngerber@abc6.com @nicolegerber WARWICK - What began as a good natured Facebook post turned into a nightmare for Bellani Maternity store owner Kelly LaChance Guertin. The photo she posted
By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.com Rhode Island's first medical marijuana consulting firm has been given the stamp of approval by the Department of Health. B&B consulting in Warwick helps patients get
By: Chelsea Priest cpriest@abc6.com The wood is chopped and ready to be burned but the maple syrup boiler is shut down at the Spring Hill Sugar House in Richmond. An extremely cold winter has the syrup
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com There is no skating around the issue, Rhode Island leaders appear on this ice. A new study says 82 percent of registered voters believe state
By: News Staff news@abc6.com Coventry's Town Council President Gary Cote is in stable condition after a scare last night during a closed door meeting. Cote was rushed to the Kent County Hospital last
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com @deedequattro The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will close exit 22 (Downtown Providence/Routes 6 & 10) from I-95 South on Saturday March 8 until Tuesday,
By News Staff News@abc6.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC6News?ref=hl BOSTON (AP) President Barack Obama is planning a trip to Boston to help raise money
By News Staff news@abc6.com RIPTA is making it easier for you to go to Paw sox games. RIPTA is offering special bus service to and from McCoy Stadium every Sunday this season. Starting on April 6th,
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