PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is warning poultry producers and households with chicken coups of bird flu detected in Massachusetts and Connecticut. “This strain of avian flu is deadly to chickens, turkeys, ducks, quail, and…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) - Crossroads Rhode Island has begun its renovation of the Rhode Island Family Shelter. Once finished, the shelter will provide stable and affordable housing. The apartments on Beach Avenue in Warwick are a part of Crossroads' model…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Dozens of members of an anti-mandate group, as well as a gubernatorial candidate, held a protest in Providence, blocking some…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The State Senate approved two measures today that aim to help the restaurant industry as they continue to face challenges from the pandemic. The first measure seeks to eliminate the March 1 date that would end the…
Providence, RI (WLNE) - A travel ban will remain in effect in Rhode Island until midnight because of the winter storm. The ban went into effect at 8am Saturday and had originally been set to expire at 8pm. However, Governor…
Providence, RI (WLNE) - A travel ban is now in effect in Rhode Island because of the winter storm. The ban went into effect at 8am Saturday and remains in effect until 8pm Saturday. Governor Dan McKee issued the ban…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse alongside U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have urged President Biden to make federal assistance available to Rhode Island due to the winter storm approaching. The assistance would help Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE)- Eager for COVID tests, Rhode Island residents face some of the very same frustrations they encountered in 2021. Long waits for COVID tests and often tardy results continue into the new…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee has shared a message to all Rhode Islanders wishing them a Merry Christmas, “Christmas is a time for us to celebrate, enjoy the gift of hope, and reflect on all we’re thankful for. It’s…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced Saturday the state's first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The case was identified through ongoing genomic surveillance run by RIDOH's State Health Laboratories. The Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A group of Rhode Island health care workers is again asking a federal judge to block the state’s requirement that people working in the medical profession be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. A lawyer for eight…
Providence, RI (WLNE) - Five Rhode Island towns will receive more than $100,000 each to hire more police officers. The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that it is awarding more than $139 million nationwide as part of the…
Providence, RI (WLNE) - A Woonsocket man will go to prison for more than 19 years on child pornography charges. The U.S. Department of Justice said he has a 12-year history of similar charges. A federal judge sentenced 47-year-old…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A survey among members of the Rhode Island Bar Association found discrimination in the state’s legal system, with nearly half of the survey’s participants saying they witnessed or experienced discrimination in the workplace and in state…
North Kingstown, RI, Westerly, RI, Foster, RI (WLNE) - The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that three tornadoes touched down in Rhode Island on Saturday evening. These are the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee officially summitted a plan for immediate investments into Rhode Island's families, workers, and small businesses Thursday. "Rhode Island is the only state in the northeast that has not…
New Shoreham, RI (WLNE) - The United States Geological Survey confirms that a 2.6 magnitude earthquake happened early Sunday off the coast of Rhode Island. The quake was centered 43 kilometers (about 27 miles) SSE of Block Island. It happened…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - On Monday, National Grid crews were stationed across the state working to restore power to tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders who were left in the dark when Tropical Storm…
JOHNSTON, RI (WLNE)- Rhode Island's second Market Basket location is now open for business. The new location is off of Hartford Avenue in Johnston. The Massachusetts based supermarket chain says the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The State of Rhode Island on Wednesday launched a new initiative to address the overdose epidemic in communities of color and other historically underserved groups disproportionately impacted by the overdose…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health announced Friday that third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available for some immunocompromised Rhode Islanders starting Saturday. Only those who are considered moderately to severely immunocompromised…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Community spread of the coronavirus is now considered substantial by the Rhode Island Department of Health, Monday's data shows. According to RIDOH, the state's percent positivity rate for the…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) - The right two lanes of I-95 North at Jefferson Boulevard were briefly blocked Tuesday evening when four cars were involved in a crash. Rhode Island State Police confirm they responded to reports of a four-car crash…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man is planning a 19-mile swim from Block Island to Jamestown later this month to raise money for a nonprofit that works to keep…
