Providence police unveil new 'Real-Time Crime Center' tool for addressing crime
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence is now home to the Ocean State's newest tool in tackling crime, while keeping the public well-informed. Over the…
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Celtics in Providence: Star Tatum and head coach Mazzulla head to education center event
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Some big names are coming to Providence Thursday as Boston Celtics members will be on hand to…
From the Simpsons to Star Trek, Providence Summer Pops concert to feature top TV theme songs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- It's going to get very cinematic at Roger Williams Park tonight, as the park hosts…
Providence cuts the ribbon on new Department of Public Works headquarters
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley helped open up the city's new headquarters for the Department of Public Works. The new Chapman…
Providence police chief Perez to address weekend ICE-involved incident
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence police chief Colonel Oscar Perez will hold a press conference Monday afternoon to address a Sunday incident at 55 Alverson Avenue and an incident on West Friendship Street earlier in July. According to Providence City…
'Not worthy of the title': Providence appeals reinstatement of police sergeant accused of suspect assault
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and city officials have appealed a decision to reinstate a Providence police sergeant accused of beating a handcuffed man on the ground in April of 2020. Smiley issued the following statement regarding…
Providence getting early start on Independence Day
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The 4th of July may be on Friday but the party is already getting started here in the Capitol City.…
Pocasset Manor senior living building to get first upgrades in 20 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Tuesday morning in Providence, Mayor Brett Smiley and members of the congressional delegation will mark the beginning of a…
Providence hosts ribbon cutting of new Urban Wood Depot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence and Sawmill Enterprises celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Urban Wood Depot in South Providence on Monday.…
Temporary dock allows cruise tourism to return to Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cruise tourism is back in Providence thanks to a new temporary dock. The dock, installed on India Street next to the Seastreak Ferry Terminal, will allow American Cruise Lines to stop in Providence on its routes.…
City of Providence highlights events planned for PVDFest 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley, the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, and FirstWorks highlighted events planned for PVDFest 2025 on Tuesday. This years "showstopping spectacle"…
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier repairs expected to cause delays starting June 2
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence will continue repairs on road covers integral to the function of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier vehicle gates in the coming weeks, according to a statement from a representative of Mayor Brett…
Providence mayor institutes new flag policy after raising of Palestinian flag
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) --Providence Mayor Brett Smiley signed an executive order that established an official city policy for the flags that can and cannot be flown after the raising of the Palestinian flag above City Hall on May 16. The…
Local officials reveal new fabric shade at Providence Rink
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley and other local officials revealed the Providence Rink's new fabric shade on Tuesday. According to the City of Providence, the fabric shade is designed to "enhance climate resiliency, improve infrastructure and elevate the…
High tensions outside Providence City Hall during Palestinian flag raising
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Tensions were high in downtown Providence Friday as the Palestinian flag was raised outside City Hall. The controversial display of solidarity…
Palestinian flag raised at Providence City Hall, draws counter protests
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Tensions are high in downtown Providence Friday after the city council president decided to raise the Palestinian flag above city hall.…
Providence City Council has internal disagreement on raising Palestinian flag
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council had an internal disagreement on the body's decision to raise the Palestinian flag over City Hall on May 16 during the regularly scheduled council meeting. Councilman James Taylor said that he never…
Palestinian flag to be raised at Providence City Hall
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council said that the Palestinian flag will be raised over City Hall on May 16. A spokesperson for the council said the flag raising would be "one of many similar events the city…
Lane closures scheduled for reinstallation of Fox Point hurricane barriers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley said that the reinstallation of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Street Gates on Allens Avenue and at the Manchester Street Power Station will result in lane closures from May 12 to June 13.…
Providence to celebrate construction of new middle school with beam raising ceremony
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Public School District is celebrating a beam raising for the new Frank D. Spaziano Middle School at the nearby Spaziano Elementary School Monday morning. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., is being hailed…
City of Providence and Red Cross promote fire safety through Sound the Alarm campaign
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence and the American Red Cross joined forces Wednesday to make homes safer, one…
Emergency Medical Services Bicycle Program returns to Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley, Providence Fire Department Chief Derek Silva, and EMS Chief Zach Kenyon said that the Providence Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Bicycle Program would be returning to the city's downtown area. The program was…
Cruise line to call Providence home port
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Brett Smiley and American Cruise Lines announced Thursday that Providence would host cruise ships for the first time in four years. The cruise line said it will begin to run ships through the Seastreak Ferry…
Providence Teachers Union responds to plan to return PPSD to local control
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Teachers Union has responded to Mayor Brett Smiley's plan to return control of Providence Public Schools to the city. In a nearly 60 page plan released on April 10, Smiley outlined how control will…
