PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKeen nominated Wayne Salisbury, Jr., to serve as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections on Friday, a move criticized by the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers. Salisbury is the current interim director of the department and previously…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Roughly 70 people were displaced from two homeless encampments in Providence on Tuesday, some of them moving their tents to St.…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- An investigation by federal prosecutors has found the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families in violation…
HALIFAX, Mass. (WLNE) -- Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruise said that Massachusetts State Police, Halifax Police, and Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating a suspected frowning that occurred on May…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Transit and Bridge Authority said that night work on the Jamestown approach of the Newport Pell bridge is scheduled to take…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Rhode Island Field Office Director Peter Asen were joined by other elected…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The 23 Rhode Island School of Design students who barricaded themselves in an administrative building to demand divestment from Israel have ended their occupation. A spokesperson for the school's Students for Justice in Palestine organization said…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Today, the Rhode Island House of Representatives will vote on a bill that will reform The Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness said it organized a press conference outside Providence City Hall protesting the impending clearing of two homeless encampments. The organization said that the camps were only given 48 hours…
FOSTER, R.I. (WLNE) -- Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Foster man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14 between 2012 and 2017. James Jones, 76, was found guilty of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- It was a two-pronged approach for demonstrators at the Rhode Island School of Design, as pro-Palestinian protests continued Tuesday outside of a campus building. Inside…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) --U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed up with Lisa Ranglin, Founder, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA) to cut the ribbon on RIBBA’s new headquarters today. Reed and Whitehouse were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) officials confirmed Tuesday that DATTCO Motorcoach will take over a majority of the Ocean State's school bus services. A spokesperson for RIDE said the proposal would save taxpayers in cities…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Students from the Rhode Island School of Design occupied and barricaded themselves inside a campus building Monday night. RISD Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) said protesters are demanding RISD promote a permanent ceasefire by divesting…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee is proposing $1 million from the upcoming budget to be allocated to small business owners impacted by the Washington…
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- Police are investigating the scene of a crash that left one man dead, and sent another to the hospital. 76-year-old Donald MacManus was killed yesterday while he…
WARWICK, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Northwestern District Attorney's Office announced Thursday that remains found 35 years ago have been identified as Constance Bassignani. Bassignani, who resided in Woonsocket, Rhode Island with her second husband William Bassignani when she disappeared, was…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- An official ethics complaint has been filed against Mayor Ken Hopkins. The complaint surrounds the hiring and promotion of his son-in-law Jacob Shackleford, who serves on the fire department, and was filed by John Psilopoulos. Psilopoulos…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Nine community organizations are calling for an independent investigation into four recent deaths at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston. A letter was sent to Department of Corrections director Wayne Salisbury, Jr from Alliance to Mobilize…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee and Providence City Councilors Miguel Sanchez and Justin Roias released a joint statement condemning police violence against protesters calling for universities to divest from Israel. The statement…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Over 1,000 individuals participated in Rhode Island State Police's 33rd Annual 5K Foot Pursuit this weekend. The event was held at Narragansett Town Beach, and is an annual fundraiser for the Rhode Island Troopers Association. Additional…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority said that night work on the Newport Pell Bridge is scheduled for April 30. The authority said that the work will install a gantry on the Jamestown approach side…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island picketed outside Sen. Jack Reed's office Thursday calling for the senator to change his stance on the Israel-Hamas War. The group said…
