PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Board of Licenses is forcing Legacy Lounge to close its doors for good after patrons were locked inside afterhours. Chairman of the board, Dylan Conley, confirmed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley awarded grants to childcare facilities in Providence hit with ripple effects of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday. Smiley announced the Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program grantees at the Beautiful Beginnings Care Center on Elmwood…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- An eviction hearing for Skyline at Waterplace LLC is scheduled for Monday. In April, the city of Providence filed a lawsuit against Skyline, claiming it violated its lease agreement. Skyline was accused of failing to maintain…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The arts and cultural organizations in Providence are getting $200,000 to help them recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Brett Smiley said Wednesday several organizations, including WaterFire Providence, Trinity Repertory Company, the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police were stretched between three violent incidents on the night of the Fourth of July. Police told ABC 6 News they are investigating a homicide at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Summer is here, and Providence is making sure residents stay cool during the heat. Mayor Brett Smiley said Wednesday that splash pads have now officially reopened, and pools will open on July 3. They will, however,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council voted to approve a 25-year lease for between the city and a local public charter school. In an eight-to-five vote, councilors approved Mayor Brett Smiley entering a new agreement with Achievement First…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- State officials gathered with students, teachers, and other community members Wednesday to celebrate the opening of Hope High School’s newly redesigned auditorium. The ribbon cutting was attended by Gov. Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Mayor Brett…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence will host an open house on its comprehensive plan update process on Thursday. The Providence Comprehensive Plan Open House will begin at 6 p.m. at the Providence Career and Technical Academy. Press…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's 47th annual PrideFest kicked off Saturday at the new Providence Innovation District Park. Mayor Brett Smiley was in attendance to give remarks at the celebration, which included more than 250 nonprofit organizations, businesses, and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget on Friday. The budget passed in a 12-to-1 vote after the city's Finance Committee approved it early in the week. Director of Communications Parker Gavigan said…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A 19-year-old Providence murder suspect was found hiding in a small closet under a stairwell before he was arrested Wednesday, according to authorities. Kevin Giron was arrested…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police and Mayor Brett Smiley will provide an update on the city's sixth homicide of the year Thursday morning. Police arrested Kevin Giron, 19, at an apartment on…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police arrested the suspect who is accused of fatally shooting a 19-year-old over the weekend. An ABC 6 News viewer submitted video that shows…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence leaders celebrated the grand reopening of the historic Paragon Mill on Wednesday. Mayor Brett Smiley and affordable housing advocates held a ceremony at the property at 144 Delaine Street. https://twitter.com/PVDMayor/status/1668995126062993415 The complex in the Olneyville…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council Finance Committee approved the city's proposed $583 million budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year. Councilors voted unanimously to approve the budget. Officials said the proposal modifies residential and commercial property tax…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Several changes are in store for 2023 PVDFest. Previously, it was announced by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley that PVDFest would be moved from June to the weekend of Sept. 8. Since then, the mayor has also…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Providence city councilor was hit by a van in California over the weekend. Parker Gavigan, a spokesman for the City Council, said Tuesday Councilor Helen Anthony was hit Saturday in northern California. "Helen is a…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence's signature arts festival will be a lot different this year. Mayor Brett Smiley and the Department of Art, Culture, Tourism said in March that PVDFest -- initially a four-day event --will run for three days…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Studley Building in Providence has completed renovations. Gov. Dan McKee, Mayor Brett Smiley, and city leaders cut the ribbon on the historic property on Weybosset Street on Monday. https://twitter.com/GovDanMcKee/status/1668296855917146117 Paolino Properties made the commercial office…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank said Thursday that it had closed on a $1,000,000 loan to study water quality issues in Providence. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan will allow the city to study issues…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A man who lost an eye during the Providence riot in 2020 is now suing the Providence Police Department. According to documents obtained by ABC 6 News, Eduardo…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Public School District announced that members of the Mount Pleasant High School Music Department will represent Rhode Island in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rhode Island…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- More than a month after launching their Community Response Team, Providence police said they seized 63 illegal ATVs and dirt bikes and arrested 24 people in connection to the…
