CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) - Central Falls police are actively investigating a double shooting Tuesday night that left one person dead and another seriously injured. Officers responded to the basketball court…
Rhode Island's defense stood tall, lifting the Rams to a 16-14 victory at UAlbany Saturday night. Linebacker Andre Blackett came up with a sack on fourth-and-3 from midfield to thwart a last-minute drive by the Great Danes. Rhody (2-0, 1-0…
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation tweeted early Thursday morning that I-95 is back open in both directions at Thurbers Avenue in Providence. That's at Exit 18. All lanes had been blocked for awhile overnight because of flooding. A RIDOT…
RHODE ISLAND VS. BRYANT - SERIES NOTES Saturday night's season opener will be the second meeting between Rhode Island and Bryant. The first came in…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid…
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE)- Police surrounded a house in Taunton on Sunday night after a woman was shot in the home's driveway. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said that 71-year-old Dianne Silveira was…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast on Sunday, with the eye of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. arriving near the barrier island of Grand Isle. The powerful Category…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) -- Several people are seriously injured after a crash involving a car and motorcycle. Fall River Police say it happened around 5:00 p.m. on the 200 block of Rhode Island Ave. Uniform Division officers responded for…
Local towns are recommending residents in coastal areas ride out the storm elsewhere. In Bristol County, Massachusetts, Swansea officials expect significant storm impacts in low-lying areas. The town is encouraging residents in Little Neck, Gardeners Neck, Ocean Grove, Touisset, and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The fallout continues after body camera footage released this week showed the violent arrest of three teenagers in July. ABC6 News obtained surveillance footage from a business attacked by…
CRANSOTN, R.I. (WLNE) - New cameras on the roads in Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket are worrying residents who are concerned about their privacy. Authorities in the three towns are doing a 60-day…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Providence Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of three juveniles made on July 9. Two Providence police officers were suspended without pay pending the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday evening to instruct the Rhode Island Department of Education to reject any school reopening plans that do not…
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories. After months in which they kept cases and hospitalizations…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The suspect who led police on a manhunt after firing shots at an officer was arrested Wednesday morning, according to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Three people were taken to the hospital early on Sunday morning, following a triple shooting in Providence, according to police. Officials said that at around 1 a.m. a 32-year-old man…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A week of violence has put Providence's top leaders in the hot seat. Mayor Jorge Elorza and Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare spoke with ABC6 on Friday about…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Following a string of violence in the city, Governor Dan McKee has requested Col. James Manni of the Rhode Island State Police to work with Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements on providing State Police assistance. The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - The ACLU of Rhode Island's cooperating attorney's filed a federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt in what is being called "a major First Amendment case." The ACLU's case stemmed from events where Mayor Baldelli-Hunt banned…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Providence police are investigating after a man was stabbed on Federal Hill early on Saturday morning. The 28-year-old man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital. Officers responded to reports of…
Rhode Island seniors Joey Kenny and Ivory Frimpong were named to the 2021 CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team, which was announced by the league Tuesday morning. Kenny was named as the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The State of Rhode Island reached a tentative contract agreement with the Providence Teachers' Union Monday night, according to Governor Dan McKee. No specific details have been released yet. Both sides have agreed to not discuss…
BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) - A pair of activists are doubling down on the effort to get suicide prevention barriers installed on the tallest bridges in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - A tropical storm warning and flash flood watch are in place for Rhode Island as Tropical Storm Elsa nears the state. The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is closely monitoring the path of Tropical Storm…
