10. Ernie Almonte decides to run for treasurer, not governor… the first candidate to announce for Governor was the first candidate to bow out. Former State Auditor General Ernie Almonte made the decis
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has made it official: she will run for Governor in 2014. Raimondo made the announcement in an email to supporters complete with a vide
Nothing has showcased the lack of unity inside the Rhode Island GOP than the beginning of what is shaping up to be a pretty brutal gubernatorial primary. While Mayor Allan Fung, is trying to be Mayor
Freshman guard Austin Cilley (Westerly, RI) racked up 16 points, including 12 in the first half, to help propel the Rhode Island College men's basketball team to a 76-50 thrashing of UMas
Junior guard Eric Alleyne (Watertown, MA) buried back-to-back clutch three-pointers late in the second half to give the Rhode Island College men's basketball team a lead they wouldn't sur
Junior forward Chris Burton (New Rochelle, NY) racked up 14 points and 15 rebounds to go along with four assists, four blocks and two steals to lead the Rhode Island College men's basketball team t
(Providence, Rhode Island) – It was a sad week in the world of politics as we commemorated the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. There was other news, too, so let's get to it:
The Providence College Friars, which was making its first trip ever to the Virgin Islands, overcame a 16-point deficit with 10 minutes remaining in the contest to earn a 67-60 win over Vanderbilt
The Arizona Wildcats are headed to New York City. Not that anyone ever doubted they would be. Nick Johnson had 20 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the fifth-ranked Wildcat
A rose by any other name… wouldn't smell as sweet… Yesterday Clay Pell, grandson of the beloved late Senator Claiborne Pell, announced an exploratory campaign for Governor in 2014. Pell hasn't exactly
unior center Victor Smith (Providence, RI) posted 18 points, six rebounds, three blocks and was named to the All-Tournament Team as Rhode Island College defeated Thomas, 76-67, in the consolation
By News Staffnews@abc6.comThe Associated PressPawtucket police say they've arrested a 41-year-old man accused of stabbing another person multiple times. Christian Edwards was charged with assa
By News Staffnews@abc6.comThe Associated PressProvidence police are investigating a shooting that has left a man hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Officers and paramedics responded to t
Rhode Island (1-0) showed off its new muscle under the basket, using its size to control the paint in a 97-77 victory over Maine in the season opener for both teams Friday.
As he prepares to break his Atlanta training camp and depart for this Saturday night's fight against 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) for the vacant World Boxi
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Cranston Mayor Allan Fung is expected to officially announce his candidacy for Rhode Island Governor in 2014 Monday morning. Fung, who had already established an expl
By Associated press News@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has hired a veteran Democratic party strategist to manage his campaign for Rhode Island governor.
The Moderate Party is dead to begin with. With Ken Block registering as a Republican and Governor Lincoln Chafee registering as a Democrat, what we already know has been proven: there is no viable thi
By: Melissa Randallnews@abc6.com Twitter: @MelissaARandallProvidence Mayor, Angel Taveras, will formally announce his bid for Governor Monday morning. He will be the first prominent democrat to enter
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@ABC6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – The government shutdown is over! Time to move on to other stuff in the world of politics! I am saddened thi
By: Alexandra Cowleyacowley@abc6.com A woman with a gun is barricaded inside her home on Union Street in Portsmouth. Part of the street is blocked off and a handful of homes have been voluntarily eva
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com Woonsocket is in deep financial trouble. Rhode Island's sixth largest city could go into receivership, like Central Falls did. Four–term
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Former Red Sox's Pitcher Curt Schilling's "stuff" will be on sale this weekend. An estate sale is planned at Schilling's Massachusetts residence on Saturday and while
Nicole Gerber ngerber@abc6.com @NicoleGerber PROVIDENCE - The Kent County Water Authority says their second round of E. coli testing has come back clean. They still need one more negative test before
