PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- It was on this day, 10 days into the month of October, in 2014 when then New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed fellow Republican Allan Fung in his bid…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Mid-November is the expected time frame for the release of the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores, the standardized test that measures every Rhode students academic performance. However, some believe that being in an election year,…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- It may only be October, but the recruitment process for snow plow drivers and contractors has started in Rhode Island. The recruitment comes after many cities and towns in the state experienced a plow driver shortage…
BOSTON (WLNE) -- ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka used crude language with a female staffer prior to starting a relationship with the woman. Wojnarowski said sources told ESPN that an independent investigation showed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education has released its report into grading inflation allegations regarding the A-Venture-Academy program. The investigation was conducted by Providence School District's Legal Counsel Charles Ruggerio who found the allegations "unfounded." "This…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Republican candidate for the District 2 Congress seat Allan Fung has made his first comments in regards to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's visit to Rhode Island this past weekend. Through a spokesman Monday night, Fund…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The United States electric grid powers millions of homes and businesses through a network of power plants, transmission lines and distribution centers. Split into three major regions, Southern New Englanders get their power from the grid's…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- General Treasurer Seth Magaziner picked up a big endorsement Thursday in his bid to be the next District 2 congressman in Rhode Island. Magaziner was endorsed by outgoing Congressman Jim Langevin at a news conference in…
The Uvalde City Council unanimously denied council member Pete Arredondo's request for a leave of absence from future meetings, in an effort to be more transparent following criticisms of law enforcement's handling of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting. Arredondo, who…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Focused on relentlessly rising prices, President Joe Biden plotted inflation-fighting strategy Tuesday with the chairman of the Federal Reserve, with the fate of the economy and his…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Cliff Walk Commission in Newport announced Tuesday the collapsed section of the treasured trail will continued to be closed for the rest of the summer. Several feet of fencing…
President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as…
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WLNE) -- The state of Massachusetts reached a multi-million settlement with families of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. The home was the site of a COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020. Nearly 80 residents died of COVID-19 and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A bill that would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights was heard at the state house Monday night. Bill S 2718 proposed Sen. Ana Quezada (D-Dist. 2, Providence) calls for the expansion of a…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE)- The North Kingstown School Department is launching an investigation into the allegations that surfaced on Thursday, according to the interim superintendent Michael Waterman. "Upon learning about the information contained in Attorney Conlon’s letter yesterday, I have…
NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay Friday by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, a charge he denied. He vowed to overturn…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The battered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to Russian forces Sunday after seven weeks under siege, a development that what would give Moscow a crucial success in Ukraine following Russia’s failure…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE)- Phase II of the investigation by Matthew Oliverio into Aaron Thomas' fat checks and those who knew about the conduct has been released. After several hours before a closed door session, the school committee announced the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Representative Lauren H. Carson has introduced legislation to give families of special education students somewhere to turn if they are struggling getting their student's educational needs met at school. The bill introduces an ombudsman for special…
TORONTO (AP) — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful of commercial trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are blockades at two…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The City of East Providence is looking for a Community Response Social Worker to help citizens and first responders. Once the hiring process is completed, the Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), will address social…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Friday there is a good chance that the U.S. will follow the "ice-pick"-shaped curve of South Africa's omicron surge of the COVID variant, but cautioned that it could roll through…
