PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Fire Department said it was investigating a fire that occurred at a homeless encampment off Interstate 95 North thursday. The fire occurred near the off-ramp on Branch Avenue. Firefighters said the fire was "confined…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A homeless encampment that had grown to occupy a significant portion of sidewalk along Orms Street in Providence has been removed. Providence police responded to the area of the overpass over Interstate 95 on Friday morning.…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- A proposal from the Woonsocket City Council to ban homeless encampments in the city is moving forward after it received second passage at…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The North Providence Fire Department said a body was found after a fire at a homeless encampment overnight. The department added that the incident was not related to any explosion. It is currently under investigation.
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mayor Ken Hopkins, who issued an executive order to ban homeless encampments in the city of Cranston, is trying to make the order more permanent. During last night's city council meeting, the same executive order that…
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The town of West Warwick has delayed their decision on its homeless ordinance. The town solicitor, the town manager, and community members…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkin's executive order remains in effect banning homeless encampments in the city. The executive order was signed days after the city…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins has issued an executive order allowing police to work with members of public works to disperse of homeless…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The head pastor of St. Edward Church in Providence responded to residents' concerns after a homeless encampment recently formed on church premises. Father Ed Cardente of St. Edward's said several clients of the church's food and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence sent a vacate notice to people staying at two homeless encampments in the city this week. According to letters the city…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Demonstrators gathered outside Providence City Hall on Wednesday to demand change in the city's policy on removing homeless encampments. They held signs saying "Where are the shelter…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A homeless encampment on Charles Street in Providence was cleared on Monday. Protestors gathered near the site as those living at the encampment were asked…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence will order a homeless encampment located on Charles Street to be vacated Monday. Mayor Brett Smiley said that the city has "expressed our concern" for several months over the safety of individuals…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Advocates gathered Tuesday afternoon at homeless encampment on Charles Street in Providence as concerns of an evacuation order loomed overhead. The encampment at Charles Street is home…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Any homeless people staying under the Interstate 95 overpass in Pawtucket had to clear out Monday morning, according to a city notice. On March 25, the city…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A brush fire that started in a homeless encampment in Providence nearly reached a nearby business. The fire happened at about 5 a.m. Tuesday near Whitehall Street. There was no sign of any people who stayed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island ACLU and the Rhode Island Center for Justice said Wednesday that they will not appeal the judge's decision to remove the homeless encampment at the State House last month. Steven Brown, ALCU executive director,…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- A homeless encampment in downtown Woonsocket was evicted Wednesday night by the Department of Public Works, after being notified over a dozen times by Woonsocket police. Chief…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The encampment set up on the steps of the Rhode Island State House was dismantled Saturday morning. The removal came after a Superior Court…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Superior Court judge Friday gave Gov. Dan McKee the go to wipe the homeless encampment off steps of the State House. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that efforts to remove those…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- An injunction and temporary restraining order was filed over the homeless encampment at the Rhode Island State House Thursday. A spokesman for Gov. Dan McKee confirmed their office was in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness said it organized a press conference outside Providence City Hall protesting the impending clearing of two homeless encampments. The organization said that the camps were only given 48 hours…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Fall River Police Department said a homeless man was taken to the hospital after a fire at an encampment Wednesday morning. Fall River police and firefighters responded to the MBTA Railroad Bridge over President…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence City Council will vote Thursday on an ordinance that would ban punishment for people experiencing homelessness. Majority whip Miguel Sanchez's ordinance would…
