PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - After a protest blocked Route 95 North on Monday night, Senator Lou Raptakis (D-Dist. 33, Coventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich) plans to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would make blocking a highway a felony charge. Senator Raptakis…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Traffic was halted for a period of time on Monday night after a protest blocked all travel lanes on I-95 North by…
By Gene Johnson, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.…
By Deb Riechmann and Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frankly acknowledged Thursday that he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of money in order to make it harder to process an expected surge…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE)-- It's not uncommon to hear fireworks this time of year, but a number of Rhode Islanders say they are fed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -Several shellfishing areas in Rhode Island are closing for the season starting Saturday due to potential water quality impacts associated with marinas and mooring fields. The harvesting areas will remain closed until Oct. 13, according to the…
The Department of Labor and Training has sent out letters to roughly 3 thousand claimants to verify personally identifiable information through the Social Security Administration. Angelika Pellegrino, a spokesperson for the DLT wants Rhode Islanders to know these letters are…
Thousands of Rhode Islanders, who haven't seen their unemployment payments in weeks, are feeling helpless. Many are taking to a private Facebook group, aimed at allowing…
RHODE ISLAND (WLNE) - Rhode Island is cracking down on vehicle inspections. The Department of Motor Vehicles is in the process of distributing digital cameras to all 325 inspection stations in the state. Once a station gets a camera, the…
A local transgender coach tells ABC 6, the lawsuit doesn't take into account that sports is about much more than just hormones.
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed issued a statement Friday night condemning the Senate vote to deny witnesses and further evidence in President Trump's impeachment trial.
Brown junior Tamenang Choh (Lowell, MA) scored 17 points and sophomore Jaylan Gainey (Greensboro, NC) matched the school record with seven blocked shots to power the Bears (5-3) to an 82-55 start-to-f
Freshman Benson Lin (New Taipei City, Taiwan) scored a career-high 19 points and redshirt-junior Hall Elisias (Valley Stream, N.Y.) racked up eight blocks to lead the Bryant University men's basketbal
Police at the University of Rhode Island are investigating reports of video voyeurism in two residence halls
The United States Coast Guard has just announced that the two missing sailors and their dog have been found safe.
New information presented at the State House Tuesday night revealed Rhode Island could save millions of dollars by moving on from IGT.
Residents in Portsmouth are giving detailing accounts of the damaging winds that blew through parts of town.
One of the sharks was an 11-foot male shark that visited the Block Island Wind Farm, while the second white shark was a 12-foot female that visited the Southwest Ledge.
NASCAR champion Mike Stefanik died from a plane crash in Sterling, along the Rhode Island border on Sunday afternoon, according to NASCAR officials.
The first U.S. offshore wind farm began operating off Block Island, Rhode Island, in late 2016, and Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo is trying to make the state a hub for the industry.
Michael Van Leesten, a Rhode Island civil rights icon has died at the age of 80
Politicians from Rhode Island are offering their condolences to those affected by the mass shootings that took place in the El Paso Texas, and Dayton Ohio communities within 24 hours of each other, cl
WESTPORT, MA (WLNE): A Fall River man in his mid 30's fell nearly 20 ft. on Monday after he climbed a watchtower on Gooseberry Island. "There was not much to see because it was kind of dark at that po
Police were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Thursday morning.
