PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Jewish Voice for Peace held a rally at Providence City Hall on June 29 in support of the City Council's ordinance to end investment in Israel. The ordinance would divest city funds from Israel sovereign bonds…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley, Sen. Jack Reed, and House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi joined nonprofit ONE Neighborhood Builders to break ground on a new affordable housing development in Providence. The development on Atwells Avenue will construct 39 new…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed will join Mayor Brett Smiley and One Neighborhood Builders to break ground on a new affordable housing developed called "The Avenue" today. Once completed, "The Avenue," located on Atwells Avenue, will offer…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) --Mayor Brett Smiley announced today that the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) selected Providence to host their 2027 Annual Meeting. According to a release, the USCM is a non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council will initiate a final vote on the city's proposed budget on Thursday. The council voted to approve the budget for first passage last week. The nearly $600 million budget includes investments to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley said that the 2024 Ely Fund Neighborhood Performing Arts Series of 41 free public events in Providence Parks that will be held throughout the city all summer. The series is being organized by…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence is providing extra resources to the public ahead of this week's incoming heat wave. Mayor Brett Smiley and other…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence police made an arrest including a large seizure of guns and drugs Friday. 53-year-old Kelvin Feliz, 44-year-old Eric Bicknell, and 25-year-old Anthony Chum were all arrested for narcotics and firearm-related charges, while 25-year-old Malick…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- PVDFest is returning to Kennedy Plaza for its 10th year. "PVDFest is the signature event of, by, and for the great people of Providence," Culture and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced programming details for 2024's PVDFest Thursday alongside several officials from the creative and artistic communities. The event will take place in Downtown Providence on September 6 and 7 with a rain…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence City Councilors have announced an additional $2.5 million toward Providence Public Schools in the city's FY 2025 budget. The agreement reached between Mayor Brett Smiley and City Council President Rachel Miller and Finance Chairwoman Helen…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- This afternoon, advocates will march to Providence City Hall and the State House to demand immediate action surrounding the homelessness crisis in the city. According to a release, advocates from the Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence kicked-off its Pride celebrations on June 7 despite a minor interruption at the ceremony. "I am here in support of our community and my…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council heard an ordinance Thursday that would divest city funds from Israel sovereign bonds and prevent future investments in governments accused of war crimes and human rights violations. The ordinance was introduced by…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- With summer just around the corner, Providence officials reminded residents that police will continue to seize illegal ATVs and dirt bikes off the streets.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, the city of Providence has announced its continued commitment to stop and and confiscate illegal ATV’s and dirt bikes. Last year, Mayor Brett Smiley and Colonel Oscar Perez implemented the Community…
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.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence sent a vacate notice to people staying at two homeless encampments in the city this week. According to letters the city…
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) -- A group of pro-Palestinian protestors held a demonstration outside of the Providence Public Library during its Savor the Story gala on May 3. Protestors called for divestment from Israel's military and said they chose the gala…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council passed a resolution Thursday condemning and calling for the closure of a scrap yard that had caught fire in April. The council said that the scrap yard on Allens Avenue has been…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez are inviting Providence students, youths, families, and community members to the Summer Opportunities Fair on April 27. The fair, which is part of the EAT, PLAY,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new, standardized system of parking meters is coming to Providence. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says many of the city's meters…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) -- Providence city councilors boosted the message of advocates for the South Water Street Bike Path, proposing an ordinance in efforts to save that path…
