PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will discuss the conclusion of the ILO investigation this afternoon. Attorney General Peter Neronha’s outlined the results of the investigation Wednesday, saying he found McKee steered the contract to ILO against the findings of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee responded Wednesday to the findings of an investigation into an education contract awarded by his administration.…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- T.F. Green International Airport launched its first flight direct to Puerto Rico today. Officials like Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera got on the new direct flight to "help tourism and the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Corrections sent a statement responding to the ACLU of Rhode Island's lawsuit against the department accusing it of violating the rights of prisoners and attorneys. The suit claimed that the Adult…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- North Kingstown police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing town resident. Julia McKay was last…
NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation reported a crash on 146 southbound in North Smithfield this morning. The crash happened on Sayles Hill Road. Crash, Left lane blocked on RI 146 SB at Exit (Sayles…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Brown Divest Coalition will protest today on Brown University’s Main Green after Brown Corporation’s vote to reject divestment. According to the Brown Divest…
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- Every year for Halloween, Joshua Patenaude transforms his front yard into a graveyard of businesses and local landmarks of the past. This year he's made a few…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cranston police say two senior citizens were hospitalized with severe injuries after being struck by a car. Police were sent to the intersection of Park Ave. and Sunset Terrace at 6:42PM Monday on reports of a…
Rhode Island senior Gabe Salomons was named the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday morning. With Rhode Island…
No. 19/21 Rhode Island (5-1) won its sixth straight Governor's Cup, beating in-state rival Brown 31-21 in the 42nd rendition of the rivaly game Saturday afternoon. [blox_vms account="WLNE" key="9cc5ac856a81dc7fa746b50e69e5361ca862a3f8" vtitle="URI Wins Sixth…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police say they are investigating a shooting Monday on Metcalf Street. Col. Oscar Perez, Chief of the Providence Police Department, said detectives…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) -- After a federal lawsuit was filed against Raw Seafoods in Fall River, alleging the company forced immigrant teens to work the overnight shifts, owners are now responding to the allegations. The lawsuit was filed by…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Corrections said that a man who was awaiting trial on child molestation died on Sept. 23. Chief of Information and Public Relations J.R. Ventura said Nicholas Oliveira died under home confinement…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Fire Department said that it responded to Clemence Street and Washington Street for reports of an explosion Wednesday. At 2 p.m. firefighters on the scene…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Providence police officer has been indicted for obstruction of justice in Providence County Superior Court, according to the office of…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Common Cause Rhode Island notified the City of Pawtucket to prepare for the November general election due to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Suspicious letters ended up at election offices all across the nation, including in New England. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Services are investigating the origins…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The toy company Hasbro might move its headquarters from Rhode Island to Boston. This is according to a report from the Boston Business…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Sen. Sandra Cano announced Thursday that she is resigning from her position and from re-election in District 8 to "pursue another opportunity." Cano resigned in a letter to President of the Senate Dominick…
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Patients, doctors, and members of the community have voiced their concern with the level of care at South County Hospital at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley announced major funding to aid in overdose prevention efforts in Providence. A total of $870,000 will support the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education has issued a response to local advocates who claimed that students with disabilities were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's own Alan Shawn Feinstein has passed away at the age of 93, according to his obituary. Feinstein was an educational philanthropist known for giving millions of dollars to schools and scholarship programs to help…
