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 tents that were set up on the steps of the State House were dismantled Saturday. The removal comes after a Superior Court judge…
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…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The city of Pawtucket issued a notice to vacate for homeless encampments under two highway bridges. Officials said the half dozen homeless underneath the overpasses of Interstate 95 at the Garden Street and George Street locations…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- At least 500 people in Rhode Island are homeless, according to the Community Care Alliance, and by Friday, two temporary shelters hope to help…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A hearing on the homeless sleeping in tents outside the Rhode Island State House was pushed back a few more days by a Superior Court judge, after a new complaint has been filed.. Tuesday, the Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island ACLU said Tuesday they filed a lawsuit on behalf of the homeless who are camped outside the State House. The ACLU's complaint reads that the homeless camped out at the State House because…
PROVIDENCE R.I. (WLNE) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is calling on the Governor McKee to "rescind a notice requiring all persons currently camping in front of the State House to vacate their property by 9 AM…
Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations — or even bumped aside as states shifted eligibility to older age groups — are finally getting their shots as vaccine supplies increase. While the U.S. government has…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment about a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused…
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, a homeless man takes food from a trash can in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, home to the nation's largest concentration of homeless people. Starting this week, census takers are grabbing…
Police and the Bristol County District Attorney's office have confirmed that a homeless man has been killed in an apparent stabbing.
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ A nonprofit group in Rhode Island is hosting its 24th annual outreach weekend to provide services to homeless veterans and veterans ...
The family of Thomas Andrews, 46, of West Warwick, was back on scene today where their loved one burned to death in a fire at a homeless encampment. They were trying to salvage anything they could to
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- On the same day former state Housing Secretary Josh Saal resigned, Rhode Islanders shared their trials and tragedies surrounding the growing housing crisis. Rising rent and homeless encampments are…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The inauguration ceremony for Gov. Dan McKee will be held for the start of the new year. The ceremony will take place at noon Tuesday inside the Rhode Island Convention Center -- not outside the State…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Police on Wednesday handed an eviction notice to the people living in tents outside the State House. According to a notice obtained by ABC…
BOSTON (AP) — About $3.2 million in grants and contracts have been awarded to community-based organizations to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 Massachusetts cities and towns hardest hit by the pandemic, the Baker administration…
By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities will review local investigations into the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California to determine whether federal law was violated, officials said Monday. Local authorities have…
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Warwick Police announced on Friday that officers were exposed to a cocktail of narcotics during an investigation near CC...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) --House Speaker Joe Shekarchi has proposed legislation to combat Rhode Island's housing crisis. Shekarchi on Thursday introduced a 14-bill package that would create more affordable housing that's "so desperately needed in Rhode Island." "We're not only expediting…
