PROVIDENCE R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor-elect Brett Smiley announced who will join his leadership team Monday. According to a news release, the following appointments have been made: Chief Operating Officer -- Courtney Hawkins Chief of Staff -- Emily Ward Crowell Director…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Officials in Providence recently approved a $10 million budget plan for the city's reparations program, but some are wondering who might end up benefiting from it. Like other communities across the country did in the wake…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- First Lady Dr. Jill Biden made multiple stops across Rhode Island Wednesday to support Democrats on the ballot -- with midterm elections less than two weeks away. After flying into…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Tuesday's primary will determine who becomes the next mayor of Providence. Democratic candidates Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, and Brett Smiley are running for the seat. Incumbent Mayor Jorge Elorza will not be running for re-election because…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Voters in Rhode Island will be able to make their primary selections Tuesday. Polls across the Ocean State opened as early as 7 a.m. Some key races that we’ve been keeping an eye on at ABC…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Islanders looking cast an early vote for the state's primary election will have to do so Monday. The deadline for early voting is slated for 4 p.m. as primary election day looms. Voters looking to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayoral candidate Nirva LaFortune slammed the Providence Journal for choosing a "racist" picture of her, unlike her male opponents, in a recent publication. Minority leaders in Rhode Island said…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nirva LaFortune on Tuesday accused the Providence Journal of racist journalism. The journal published an article in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I.(WLNE) -- As Providence Public School District begins another school year, mayoral candidates say its teacher shortage is one of the major issues the city faces. According to the district, 101 of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence mayoral candidates are slated to participate in a community forum Monday. Gonazalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, and Brett Smiley will all take part in the event starting at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Democratic candidates in the Providence mayoral race will participate in a debate Tuesday. Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, and Brett Smiley will all answer questions and present their views on the city's future. Tuesday's debate is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Thousands came to Providence Sunday in celebration of New England's largest Dominican Festival. Celebrations kicked off with a parade at 10 a.m. at the corner of Broad Street…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As the deadline to officially file a declaration of candidacy approaches, multiple candidates who already announced their run are taking the next step to appear on the primary and General Election ballots this fall. Gov. Dan…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- After the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday morning, Rhode Island reacted to the decision. In a statement, Gov. Dan McKee said that Rhode Island "will always support a woman's right…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayoral candidates, Brett Smiley, Nirva LaFortune, and Gonzalo Cuervo took the stage at Johnson & Wales University, addressing some of the city's greatest challenges, including safety of students…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence's democratic candidates for mayor will get a chance to pitch their ideas to improve the city on Monday. Brett Smiley, Nirva LaFortune, and Gonzalo Cuervo are all expected to attend. The discussion will focus on…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - For nine years, the so-called "Superman Building" in downtown Providence has sat empty, waiting for its next role. Just last week, Gov. Dan McKee announced plans to breathe fresh air into the space in an effort…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence city council member Nirva LaFortune officially announced her bid to run for Providence mayor in 2022. When LaFortune was elected to her city council seat in 2017, she became Rhode Island’s first Haitian American to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Since ABC6 first reported last month on discrepancies in pension payments to hundreds of union members in Rhode Island, a retired worker has come forward saying that if the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Members of LIUNA affiliates Local 808 and Local 1033 came to ABC6 with concerns about pension deductions from their paychecks. They say they could be owed thousands of dollars. According to financial…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – More than 300 beds fill what used to be the former Citizens Bank Call Center, now turned into a field hospital for overflow coronavirus patients. Governor Gina Raimondo ordered…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Senate Finance Committee is starting to work on what the state budget will look like for the next fiscal year. Thursday the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The state's COVID-19 Emergency Funding Task Force met for the first time Thursday afternoon to discuss how the state will spend $1.25 billion in federal funds in the…
Credit: Brett Smiley R.I. Dept. of Administrative Director, Brett Smiley, offered an inside look into the Convention Center, which has been converted into a 550-bed medical facility. Smiley took to Twitter to praise his colleagues for setting up the…
