PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- There are a number of Memorial Day events being held in Rhode Island on Monday, to remember the brave men and women who served our country. Here’s a list of some of them: 8 a.m. --…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task is clear after Senate Minority Leader…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal national security officials are set to testify in the second Senate hearing about what went wrong on Jan. 6, facing questions about missed intelligence and botched efforts to quickly gather National Guard troops that day as a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. Separately, Biden picked a Harvard infectious…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE): Volunteers from the Rhode Island Red Cross have been deployed for Hurricane Laura. 4 Rhode Island volunteers are in California, Texas, and Louisiana, helping…
Several events are planned during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend to honor veterans from New Bedford who lost their lives serving the United States.
New Bedford now has extra cash to combat gang violence head-on. Massachusetts is giving the city $618,845 through the Shannon Community Safety Initiative, an 87% increase from last year's grant of $33
As Tropical Storm Florence slams the Carolina's, first responders here at home are getting ready to lend a hand in the rescue efforts.
By Sam Vaccaro Email: svaccaro@abc6.com Twitter: @VaccaroABC6 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) – Rhode Island Congressional Delegates released a series of statements Friday and Saturday in response to the c...
By: Rebecca Turco rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Monday was a big day for Governor Gina Raimondo. Rhode Island's first female governor celebrated 1000 days in office. She toured the state, f...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com A large tree fell on top of two cars at Roger Williams Park on Sunday afternoon. The tree fell across a road near the Temple of Music. Two people had just gotten ou...
By Alana Cerrone acerrone@abc6.com @Alana_Cerrone Aaron Hawkins is no stranger to potholes. "They're pretty bad as usual, I see them everyday on my way to work…it’s basically a minefield.” He ...
By: Rebecca TurcoEmail: rturco@abc6.comPROVIDENCE – As France doubles down in the war on ISIS, the United States considers its next steps.These steps have been on the minds of Rhode Island’s congre...
By: Rebecca TurcoEmail: rturco@abc6.comPROVIDENCE – Brown University scientists are helping NASA plan for human exploration of Mars.Jim Head III, Ph.D. is a geologist at the university. Last week, ...
Twitter: @markcurtisABC6 "To deny safe haven to terrorists who threaten America," said President Obama at his State of the Union Address.It was the biggest surprise of the State of the Union addres...
Twitter: @markcurtisABC6 Dr. Mark Curtis, Ed.D., is Chief Political reporter for WLNE-TV ABC6 Providence, and a Political Analyst for KGO Radio, 810-AM San Francisco.(Providence, Rhode Island) -- W...
Nicole Brazier@NicoleBrazierTVnbrazier@abc6.comA rare prime time address by the President will outline the American strategy facing ISIS For some time now troops have already been heavily involved ...
In the end this whole primary season will boil down to one thing, and it is not ideas. It's each candidate's get out the vote efforts. This year is an off year election. There is no presidential ra...
Twitter: @markcurtisABC6 email: mcurtis@abc6.com“The Sunday Political Brunch” -- August 17, 2004(Providence, Rhode Island) – As with many states, we are getting close to the primary election here. ...
By: Alexandra Cowleyacowley@abc6.comThe US military action in Iraq brings back a wave of emotions for veterans who served there. We spoke to a local combat medic who was among the last soldiers to ...
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.comor Twitter @markcurtisABC6 Violence in the streets of Iraq, as that nation's second largest city falls to terrorists forces. Many predic...
By: Melissa Randall mrandall@abc6news.com A departure ceremony for the Soldiers of F Co, 1–126th MEDEVAC was held at the army Aviation Support Facility located at the Quonset Air National Guard Bas...
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – As the United States moves closer to a possible military strike on Syria, I decided to write about somethi
By: Melissa Toupin mtoupin@abc6.com 6 thousand acres of Arizona forest erupt in flames, and then, tragedy. Though thousands of miles away firefighters in Providence, Rhode Island find the images hard
