PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Gas prices are up three cents from last week Rhode Island. The current average for regular gasoline in the state is $2.13 per gallon. Today's price is 63 cents cheaper than on this date in 2019,…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials on Tuesday said they’re bracing for another summer with a high number of cases of eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but severe neurological illness transmitted by mosquitoes that hit the state particularly hard last summer.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Small businesses on Westminster Street never thought they’d have to board up their windows to stay safe from looting. “There’s a little bit…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE): A handful of restaurants are coming together to express concerns with the Governor allowing indoor dining starting June 1st. The owners of Fortnight Wine Bar, Big King, North Oberlin, and Birch signed a letter in response to…
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) -- "The Irishman" was nominated for not one but ten Oscars this year, and the executive producer of that acclaimed film is none other than Rhode Island's own Chad Verdi. Ve
A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed Wednesday night at the Plaza Village Apartments in Woonsocket.
Former Vice President Joe Biden met with many enthusiastic supporters of his presidential campaign Sunday, but also faced protests from the right and the left.
Governor Gina Raimondo was joined by city and state leaders Tuesday in Newport to send a message to National Grid that January's week-long gas outage was unacceptable.
By: Julia DeGiovanni Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) celebrated the opening of a new dorm on Saturday. North Hall is the college's fi
App users who complete lessons and quizzes can earn points toward rewards.
Rhode Island aims to become the epicenter of the US offshore wind energy industry,
The RI Energy Facility Siting Board voted unanimously Thursday to block the license needed by Illinois-based Invenergy to build the power plant in Burrillville.
May is ‘ALS Awareness Month’, and there’s one man who’s showing us a whole different side to living with the disease.
Brown University has finalized agreements with two developers that will produce enough wind and solar power to offset all the electricity usage on the Ivy League campus.
A company says it's beginning construction on what will be the onshore wind farm with the most operational capacity in the state.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Federal regulators have given their stamp of approval to a $180 million liquefied natural gas processing facility at Fields Point in Providence. National Grid will build the
WASHINGTON, DC (WLNE) – Senator Jack Reed, D-RI, announced Wednesday that Rhode Island has received a federal grant to help pay for new, all-electric RIPTA buses and infrastructure. As part of an e...
By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina Raimondo is promising a “greener” Rhode Island with at least 5,000 new jobs by expanding offshore wind initiatives if she...
Kristen's Law, which would potentially lock up death dealing drug pushers has made it to the governor's desk.
Rhode Island Public Utilities reached a settlement agreement with The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers today about National Grids electric and gas rate. This settlement comes as one result...
It's through the Rhode Island Senate and now a bill that would send certain drug dealers to prison for life, is getting some big support in the house. But today, addiction experts gathered to speak...
By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A multimillion dollar investment into Rhode Island’s planned second offshore wind farm will position the state to be a major constructi...
By John Krinjak Email: jkrinjak@abc6.com Twitter: @johnkrinjakABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A massive new wind farm will soon be off the coasts of Rhode island and Massachusetts--after both st...
The city of Pawtucket is taking another step toward keeping the paw sox in town. To get ideas on what would work, they've partnered with a development consultant company.
