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By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 RICHMOND, R.I. (WLNE) — A local high school athlete passed away after collapsing on the field during a game Saturday night...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Anthony Weiner is scheduled to be sentenced in a sexting scandal...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as a masked attacker armed with two guns shot...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 UXBRIDGE, Mass (WLNE) — The Uxbridge Police Department is searching for any leads to find the owner of six puppies found...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A U.S. fishing magnate known as “The Codfather” who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Gina Raimondo will join members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation to break ground on...
A dangerous weekend in Warwick. Two people struck by cars, one of those accidents was fatal and the other left a man in the hospital, his young son witnessed the entire thing.
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) – Warwick Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck in a crosswalk...
Hurricane Maria is heading North after leaving widespread damage in Puerto Rico. As Puerto Ricans look towards recovery, dozens of Rhode Islanders are looking to help.
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Police have identified a teenager who died after he was hit by a car Friday night...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers have been shot in Connecticut by a man they suspect shot...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island State Troopers made two arrests while responding to an unusually high number...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 DENVER, Colo. (WLNE) — A police officer in Colorado was on his way to an accident when a raccoon jumped onto his windshield...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) – The Pawtucket Police Department swore in their first female Police Chief Friday ...
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy--or CTE--is a degenerative brain disease in which the brain deteriorates in a way similar to Alzheimer's. "That happens when there's multiple head trauma, generally occurring over time," said Dr. William White, a brain expert at Brain in Play International in Warwick. Dr. White says what jumped out at him the most about Hernandez was the fact that...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The University of Rhode Island is launching a new effort to help the community...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 FOXBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — An exhibit on censorship at the Boyden Library in Foxboro was taken down after complaints...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 SCITUATE, R.I. (WLNE) — It will be a blast from the past at the Rhode Island State Police Headquarters in Scituate...
Two men were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after the ladder they were working on got tangled in the middle of live power lines. The men were working on the roof of a home on Chestnut Hill Avenue, when the metal ladder tipped off the roof and landed on high tension lines.
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 FOXBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — Foxboro and Massachusetts State Police are investigating a murder-suicide...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Police are investigating the violence that sent two people to the hospital Thursday...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — An overdue library book was returned to the Attleboro Public Library 78 years late...
Lawyers for former Patriot Aaron Hernandez announced late Thursday afternoon that they will sue the NFL and the Patriots over the results of a newly-released brain study. According to the study, Hernandez, who committed suicide earlier this year, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy--a severe brain disease.
By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 A rescue at Point Judith was all caught on camera. An angler was caught in waves churned up by Tropical Storm Jose. The images show just how dangerous it is out there this week. "All of a sudden he was taken back by a wave,” said Mike Laptew of Mike Laptew Photography. Laptew was at the coast Wednesday documented the big waves. "As an underwater cinematographer I'm often shooting seascapes below water but when th...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 DARTMOUTH, MA (WLNE) – Dartmouth Animal Control is seeking the help of the public in supporting a local cat that was shot ...
Construction is underway in a neighborhood in Providence that some would call a "food desert." Right now, there isn't much access to affordable, fresh food in that neighborhood. A new food co–op is hoping to change that.
Ryan Beeley. Courtesy of the Warwick Police Department.By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island father accused of killing his infant daughter..
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 MANSFIELD, MA. (WLNE) – Mansfield police are seeking the help of the public to identify the man who robbed a local...
Several families in Scituate are fed up with bullying in schools. Making it worse, parents who spoke to ABC 6, say the district is denying that there's a problem.
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An attorney for Drew Peterson says he'll likely appeal an Illinois ..
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — CVS Health has a new policy when it comes to opioid prescriptions...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — RhodeWorks construction signs will have a new look moving forward...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WLNE) — Tropical Storm Jose has been causing strong winds and rough surf on the south coast of Massachusetts...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Red Cross is still actively sending members to help continue relief efforts in areas...
Tanya Guilfoile spent 24 years living in Puerto Rico before attending grad school at Boston College. She currently lives in Dallas but was traveling back to Providence Wednesday night. Speaking with us on a layover, Guilfoile says seeing the images from the place where she grew up has her on edge. "Those places that were very familiar to me, I've seen images and I don't recogn...
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill Wednesday that would help children who witness domestic violence. Under the law, the state will provide up to $1500 for counseling for children who witness abuse. The idea came from detectives in the Central Falls Police Department. The goal--to help children recover from abuse, while easing the financial burden on their families. "There are kids out there who a...
Juan Gonzalez, Jomar Gonzalez, and Ciara Pabon. Courtesy of the Central Falls Police DepartmentBy: News Staff Email: news@abc6 Twitter: @ABC6 CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — Three people have been charged following the discovery of an extremely ..
With Tropical Storm Jose offshore, winds have been on the increase today, and damage reports have been coming in from around the area.
By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island General Assembly voted Tuesday night to phase-in paid sick days. Under the bill, workers will be able to take up to three paid sick days beginning July 2018, rising to five days by 2020. Companies with 17 or fewer employees can offer that sick time as unpaid. “It’s a big win for workers in Rhode Island,” said Georgia Hollister Isman, the state director of the Working Families ...
Courtesy of the South Kingstown Police DepartmentBy: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WAKEFIELD, R. I. (WLNE) — The South Kingstown Police Department is seeking assistance..
The prosecution in the trial against 27–year–old David Wright of Everett began opening statements by saying that this is a case about a U.S. citizen who was committed to ISIS, that’s according to WCVB, our Boston affiliate who was in the courtroom for the first day of the trial. Wright is charged with plotting to kill conservative blogger Pamela Geller and random police officers in the name of the Islamic State.
By: News Staff Email: News@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) –The Newport Police Department is investigating two incidents where two local women were contacted by someone impersonating ...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WESTPORT, Mass. (WLNE) — Residents hoping to watch the surf from Gooseberry Island in Westport were disappointed...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — As waves pounded on Narragansett Beach Wednesday morning...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Zinc roofs were already flying and windows were breaking as Maria approached Puerto Rico...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — An out of control man with a machete attacked a pit bull in the street while also...
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers, soldiers and police are digging and tunneling overnight...
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The body found in a stairwell last week has been identified as a missing...
At the edge of the causeway leading to West Island, folks are concerned about water levels around high tide Wednesday morning--with the possibility that water could wash over the road. Meanwhile, as the wind from Jose kicked up over Buzzards Bay Tuesday night, Jim Moraux, the owner of Earl's Marina, is thankful he took the proper precautions. "Everything is facing kind o...
We're almost four months into hurricane season and already there have been 13 named storms with seven hurricanes. "I think we're seeing more of hurricane ..
The coast has been taking a beating for the past few days as Jose churns offshore. High surf and beach erosion are both concerns for some of the homes and businesses that face the ocean head on.
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Gina Raimondo will join members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation to break ground on...
More >>By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Gina Raimondo will join members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation to break ground on...
More >>Two men were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after the ladder they were working on got tangled in the middle of live power lines. The men were working on the roof of a home on Chestnut Hill Avenue, when the metal ladder tipped off the roof and landed on high tension lines.
More >>Two men were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after the ladder they were working on got tangled in the middle of live power lines. The men were working on the roof of a home on Chestnut Hill Avenue, when the metal ladder tipped off the roof and landed on high tension lines.
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — An overdue library book was returned to the Attleboro Public Library 78 years late...
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — An overdue library book was returned to the Attleboro Public Library 78 years late...
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More >>A dangerous weekend in Warwick. Two people struck by cars, one of those accidents was fatal and the other left a man in the hospital, his young son witnessed the entire thing.
More >>A dangerous weekend in Warwick. Two people struck by cars, one of those accidents was fatal and the other left a man in the hospital, his young son witnessed the entire thing.
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Police have identified a teenager who died after he was hit by a car Friday night...
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Police have identified a teenager who died after he was hit by a car Friday night...
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — This week’s Pick of the Litter is a 12-week-old Chihuahua, Pomeranian mix puppy called Jamie...
More >>By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — This week’s Pick of the Litter is a 12-week-old Chihuahua, Pomeranian mix puppy called Jamie...
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