PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 over four years. Governor Dan McKee plans to sign the bill into law Thursday in an outdoor ceremony at the State…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – On Tuesday, Governor Dan McKee lifted the mask mandate in the Ocean State both indoors and outdoors at most places for fully vaccinated people. The announcement comes after the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - In order to enhance public safety, the state's Congressional delegation is looking to deliver federal resources to take legislative action to prevent gun violence. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island will no longer require residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to wear masks and socially distance in most public settings starting Tuesday, Gov. Daniel McKee announced Friday. The Democratic governor’s announcement came a day…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - As children aged 12 to 15 became eligible for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Rhode Island reached a milestone of 1,000,000 vaccines administered on Tuesday. The Department of Health reported 134 new positive cases of COVID-19. Of the 8,071 tests administered Monday, health officials collected a positivity rate of 1.7%. Additionally,…
WORCESTER, Mass. (WLNE) - The Worcester Red Sox are set to play the first game at Polar Park Tuesday, the inaugural game after the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) – On Tuesday morning, Governor Dan McKee announced The Ocean State has hit one million administered vaccines for the Coronavirus. The major milestone was announced at The Gerry House, at Rhode Island Hospital, where the first dose…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - The Sherlock Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired at Rhode Island College will stay open for at least the next two years. Governor. Dan McKee…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Friday marks one of two key dates in the state's reopening, as capacity limits increase to 80% across all industries. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island Department of Health reported 181 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday. Out of the 7,390 COVID-19 tests taken on Monday, the state collected a positivity rate of 2.4%. Additionally, three more Rhode Islanders…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Governor Dan McKee has announced the Dunkin’ Donuts Center mass vaccination site will soon close its doors. The center has been vaccinating residents since mid-February, but as vaccination…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Sabina Matos has been formally inaugurated as Rhode Island's 70th Lieutenant Governor. Matos is the first woman and Afro-Latina to be named Rhode Island's Lt. Governor. The public ceremony took place on the North Lawn of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The state's vaccine distribution plan is moving into the next phase, state health officials announced Thursday, where they'll begin meeting people where they are to make it easier for Rhode Islanders to get their shots. "We've…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee announced Tuesday Rhode Island's new mask guidelines will go into effect Friday. Along with the Department of Health, the Governor announced fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except while…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced Thursday at the weekly COVID-19 briefing that the state would be loosening restrictions…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – State leaders, lawmakers, and Black Lives Matter activists from all over Rhode Island are reacting to the guilty verdict in the trial of the former Minneapolis cop, Derek Chauvin.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Local leaders and lawmakers shared their reactions to the Derek Chauvin verdict, where he was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. In a joint statement, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and Lieutenant…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Rhode Island expanded vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older Monday. Thousands of appointments are available on vaccinateRI.org, and state health officials said 9,000 more appointments will become available Tuesday at 9 a.m. High school students…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island is on track to open vaccine eligibility to all adults over the age of 16 on Monday, but…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Ocean State reached a somber record last year, hitting the highest number of fatal overdoses in a single year. In 2020, accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Dozens of families, teachers, and students are calling for some state funding to go to blind and visually impaired students. Advocates gathered outside the Vets Auditorium in Providence…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The office of the Attorney General has launched an investigation into the Eleanor Slater Hospital, officials confirmed Monday. The hospital has locations in Cranston and Burrillville and treats residents with long-term medical and psychiatric needs. It has…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee toured two of the three new regional pods on Wednesday, first stopping at the location in Westerly and then the location in East Providence at the…
