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…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Both chambers of Rhode Island's General Assembly approved the Act on Climate bill Tuesday. The bill will now head to the office of Governor Dan McKee for his signature. The Act on Climate bill, sponsored in part…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to meet on Thursday for the confirmation hearing for the state's next lieutenant governor. On Monday, Governor Dan McKee submitted a letter of appointment for Sabina Matos as the Rhode Island's…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The wait to become eligible for a vaccine is over for Rhode Islanders in their 50s. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) opened vaccine eligibility for people aged 50…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced an additional 1,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The appointments will be posted on vaccinateRI.org at 5 p.m. Saturday. The Department of Health said the appointment slots will…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Providence and Pawtucket officials have announced immediate vaccine eligibility for those 18+ in certain zipcodes hit hardest by COVID-19. This expansion was made possible through the state's 'High Density Community'…
BARRINGTON, R.I. (WLNE)- The Barrington community honored a resident in celebration for her 100th birthday. Yvette Vary is a World War II veteran, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy in April 1944 with her brother and sister. Vary was honorably…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Restrictions are easing up even more in Rhode Island. Those changes announced by the Governor a week ago go into effect Friday. While many say it’s a step in the right…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The wait is over for thousands of Rhode Islanders who fall into one of the two groups newly eligible for the vaccine. The Department of Health and Governor Dan McKee…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE)- The U.S. Senate voted for cloture on the pause of Gov. Gina Raimondo's confirmation as Secretary of Commerce on Monday. The Senate will now have final vote on Raimondo’s confirmation on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. As commerce…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- On Monday afternoon, U.S. Congressmen David Cicilline and Jim Langevin, along with Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt called upon the U.S. Senate to pass the proposed COVID-19…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE)- The U.S. Senate is set to hold an initial vote Monday evening on Governor Gina Raimondo's nomination to serve as Commerce Secretary . If backed by a majority of U.S. Senators, a final vote on Raimondo's confirmation…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) briefing Thursday afternoon was filled with good news, as the state lifted some restrictions…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island's vaccine distribution plan is receiving harsh criticism from state leaders following a ranking by the New York Times…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Gov. Gina Raimondo hosted a Facebook Live that addressed select questions from the public, following weeks of criticism for not talking to the media, on Tuesday. Lt. Gov. Dan McKee…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) – Governor Gina Raimondo’s confirmation as Secretary of Commerce is now facing some opposition. Senator Ted Cruz placed a hold on the confirmation after Raimondo declined to promise specifically to keep certain companies on a U.S. trade…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo gave her State of the State address Wednesday night, in a nearly empty…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) outlined the next phase of vaccinations and who they'll go to…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - The Cranston City Council is urging the state to adjust guidelines currently in place that they argue…
