PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced an event to help residents dispose of expired or unused medication as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The event will take place at the Providence Public Safety Complex…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence School Board formally discussed Mayor Brett Smiley's plan to return Providence Public Schools to local control Wednesday night.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has unveiled his proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The biggest takeaways include…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley presented his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for the City of Providence on Wednesday. Smiley said the proposed $624 million budget "reduced essential…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley released a nearly 60 page plan outlining how control of Providence Public Schools will return to the city. The main objectives of the plan include "trusting experts to lead" academics, engaging the community,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley will announce the city's plan Thursday to transition Providence Public Schools back to the city's control, according to a statement from Smiley's office. The announcement will come at 11:15 a.m. at the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence announced the launch of the new PVD311 website Tuesday alongside Director of the Mayor's Center for City Services Norelys Consuegra and city residents.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley announced major funds to support cold weather shelters and drug overdose prevention Thursday. More than $80,000 will go towards…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is weighing in on Monday's update regarding state intervention of the Providence Public School District. Governor Dan McKee announced…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A snowstorm forecasted for the weekend could conflict with some Super Bowl plans. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the city is gearing up to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has unveiled the five new appointments to the Providence School Board. Two of the appointees have children who attend…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The DaVinci Center, a non-profit community center on Charles Street, opened its doors as a warming center Wednesday night. "It's…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley announced the City of Providence will provide free 30-minute parking outside of City Hall and two-hour parking in Providence business corridors to allow residents easier access to city services and businesses. Starting Nov.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley signed off on the city's new Comprehensive Plan after it was approved by the city council. The mayor's office said the 200-page urban planning document took more than two years to complete,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said that the city and Providence Public Schools have reached an "agreement in principal" for funding the school district. The agreement came after a court hearing as well as a ruling from…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Brown University Health President and CEO John Fernandez said that a Payment In Lieu of Taxes agreement has been signed between the city and the hospital system. Officials said the agreement…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley responded to last weeks court decision that the city needs to 'pay up' for Providence…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has informed ABC6 that the superintendent of the Providence Public School District called him with a 24 hour ultimatum of providing the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the Providence Redevelopment Agency (PRA) announced Thursday that agencies for the development and preservation of affordable housing will be awarded an additional $12.7 million. These added funds bring the total…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett P. Smiley has announced Providence’s community engagement process to compile feedback about the status and future of the Providence Public School District. According to a release, the insights, opportunities and challenges collected through this…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley and members of the Providence City Council and state legislature called for the State of Rhode Island to take "immediate action" against a scrap yard that caught fire for the second time in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley signed the city's $599 million FY2025 budget Friday, with an emphasis on education, climate and public safety. The budget allocates $135.5 million in education, which is an increase of $5.5 million. The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today have announced a $1.12 million in federal funding for Providence under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new Providence program that will help income-eligible homeowners with multiple housing violations make free repairs to their property was announced Wednesday by Mayor Brett Smiley. The program is a collective effort between the Providence Department…
