FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) -- Gov. Maura Healey declared the week of July 9 to July 15 "Hurricane Preparedness Week" in Massachusetts. The move comes as a part of the administration's plans to strengthen community preparedness and resilience. Healey said the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy announced there are more than 5000 customers without power after a brief storm on Tuesday. According to RI Energy's webpage, the areas and number of customers affected are as follows: Bristol County: 178…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- A section of Cottage Street in Pawtucket will close for about four weeks starting Monday. Rhode Island Energy crews will be running a new gas line under the street, impacting access to the George Bennett Highway.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- New Englanders have begun the storm prep once again as a nor’easter is headed to southern New England. "55 mile an hour gusts they’re calling for, potentially…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee said state agencies are ready to handle the upcoming storm heading into the state. The governor said officials are monitoring winds with gusts anticipated to range from 40 to 55 miles per hour…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cranston police on Thursday identified the 73-year-old man who died after crashing into a home. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Wednesday on Dyer Avenue. Police said Guido Romano, Jr. was driving a 2008 Nissan…
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) -- An electrical fire set ablaze in a Lincoln home Friday morning. Around 9 a.m., a second alarm went off for a structure fire at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Friday morning, strong winds already started to pick up across Southern New England as heavy rain and wind gusts are expected to reach over 50…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday announced an additional $1.5 million to provide electricity rate relief for low-income customers. The relief comes from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This funding addition to the "$5.3 million allocated by…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy has taken extra precaution to be prepared for severe weather that is expected to hit the state Friday night from the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole. "We've secured additional crews in advance of…
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -Over 6,000 customers now have their power back in Cumberland following a widespread outage Sunday night. Rhode Island Energy said thousands were without power as of 9:40 p.m. According to the company, power was restored just before…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Dozens of outraged residents and state leaders attended a public hearing Friday morning held by the Public Utilities Commission,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee and the office of Energy Resources announced on Wednesday a plan that aims to lower electric costs for 39,000 low income Rhode Islanders. Rhode Island Energy, the state's primary utility, announced last month…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee signed a new offshore wind bill Wednesday. The bill requires a procurement for between 600 and 1,000 megawatts of newly-developed offshore wind capacity. Rhode Island Energy is required to issue the procurement…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Following a National Grid internal investigation on an overcharge of customers by $2.2 million over an 8- year period, The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission is now conducting their…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - The data is in: 2021 was confirmed by experts at NASA/NOAA to be the sixth hottest year on record in nearly…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and his Connecticut counterpart William Tong announced their intent Thursday to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee sent Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum a letter in response to a meeting the two had about the stoppage of the Revolution Wind Project. The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management recommend avoiding contact with four bodies of water in the state due to confirmed blue-green algae blooms. The following waterbodies were part…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island leaders are opposing the Trump administration's order to pause the Revolution Wind project. The project was placing offshore wind…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any ongoing activity related to the Revolution Wind Project to stop Friday. In a letter to leadership…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Health said it was recommending lifting a ban on recreational activities at Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence and closing Slack Reservoir in Smithfield and the state boat ramp at Tiogue…
COVENTRY, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the public should avoid contact with a section of Tiogue Lake near Briar Point Beach in Coventry due to an algae bloom.…
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the public should avoid contact with Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield due to a blue-green algae bloom. RIDOH said that skin contact with…
