PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Members of Congress are renewing the push to make daylight saving time permanent as most of the nation prepares to turn back the clocks one hour this Sunday. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island Department of Education released the results on Wednesday of RICAS testing for 2021. Scores saw a significant dip compared to prior to the pandemic. “The results of the 2021 RICAS are a clear call…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (AP) — The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy that could help dozens of supermarkets save money by better managing the amount of energy they use for refrigeration, officials…
By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – If warm weather this weekend has you thinking about…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Department of Environmental Management announced Tuesday it has denied a permit application for a medical waste-to-energy plant in West Warwick. The permit was applied for by Medrecycler-RI Inc. The plant would have been constructed on…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has turned a critical corner in its response to climate change. A sweeping law signed by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker with muted pandemic fanfare back in March officially took effect late last week, 90 days after…
WICKFORD, R.I. (WLNE) – A new movie is being filmed in Rhode Island. The movie, called “Space Oddity” is being directed by Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick and produced by Valerie Stadler. The production stars Kyle Allen (West Side Story), Alexandra…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced Tuesday the appointment of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Nourish Rhode Island coalition held a rally at the State House on Tuesday to express support for a "sugary drinks tax" being considered by the General Assembly. The legislation would implement a 50 percent discount on…
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – A local doctor and member of the R.I. COVID-19 Vaccine Subcommittee is speaking candidly about the struggles they’re facing at vaccination clinics following the Johnson & Johnson pause. "We've had this big build up to even…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — For a sixth day, rescue crews returned Sunday to a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, looking for nine crew members who have not been found, the Coast Guard said. Officials…
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A wide-ranging climate bill that requires Rhode Island to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was signed into law Saturday by Gov. Daniel McKee. “With four hundred miles of coastline, urban and rural coastal communities,…
By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is changing the way they…
https://twitter.com/IanSteeleABC6/status/1354572147981758465?s=20 There is a new feel to football at Rhode Island for Jim Fleming, who is in his seventh season running the show for the Rams. With the team two days away from the start of preseason, everything about the…
WOONSOCKET, R.I (WLNE) - Woonsocket Mayor, Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that she has determined that it is not the right time for her to consider a move to the open Lt. Governor's position after Dan McKee takes over as Governor…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - As news broke Thursday that Governor Gina Raimondo would be President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, support started pouring in…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- While most Black Friday shopping was scaled down this year due to the coronavirus, there were still a few shoppers who went all out. Shoppers camped out outside the…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Three wind turbines have been approved to be built at the Port of Providence. One turbine will be located on leased land at the port, and two additional turbines will be located on leased land at…
BOSTON (AP) — The strongest earthquake to hit southern New England in decades rattled homes and nerves Sunday morning, but didn’t cause any significant damage, authorities said. The 3.6 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Providence Teachers Union has taken legal action against the state and Providence Public Schools over COVID-19 safety conditions…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) - The Warwick Police Department is investigating a single-car crash on Post Road that left one person dead and three others injured.…
Matchroom Boxing Press Release Demetrius Andrade will face Dusty Harrison over ten rounds at Super-Middleweight on Friday November 27 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Johnson & Wales University announced Monday that in-person learning would temporarily move to remote…
By Mark Pratt, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)-- Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League school’s decision to reduce several women’s varsity sports teams to club status announced a proposed settlement Thursday. In addition to…
