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By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Most Rhode Island residents will see a considerable increase..

It's the final day of the National Governor's Association summer meeting in Providence and today much of the focus was on innovation.

Hundreds of people gathering at the State House today aiming to show local lawmakers they want to see solutions to the climate crisis. 

The Anti-Defamation League is reporting an 86 percent increase in Anti-Semitic incidents so far in 2017 nationwide. "The reaction is sadness I think that's the first reaction,” said Rabbi Dolinger...

By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 Rhode Island’s senior senator warned that scientific breakthroughs are at risk if President Trump’s proposed budget cuts happen. "This budget that t...

Jeff Dowtin scored a career-high 23 points with a perfect day at the free-throw line, upstart Rhode Island answered every threat and the Rams ran right into the next round of the NCAA Tournament by...

Moses Brown School is proud to announce that MB senior Poom Mera ’17, from Swansea, Massachusetts is one of three Rhode Island students named as an NSCAA All-New England selection and the only Rhod...

By: Liz Tufts ltufts@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A hate filled letter sent to several mosques across the country including one in Georgia, and three in California, was also sent to the Islamic Ce...

By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE - A show of solidarity in Providence Sunday afternoon, against an oil pipeline being built halfway across the country. Around 100 people gathe...

By Kirsten Glavin kglavin@abc6.com @kirstenglavin PROVIDENCE, RI –  Hundreds of Brown university students staged a campus walk out Wednesday afternoon, as part of a national movement to draw a...

By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Rhode Island is getting $22.5 million from a federal program that helps low-income families and seniors pay their winter heating bil...

Seventeen of Rhode Island's 18 Atlantic 10 contests during the 2016-17 season will air on national television, it was announced today by the league as part of its comprehensive schedule release. R

By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Arbor Day Foundation and Rhode Island's environmental agency are giving away free trees.         The state Department of Environment...

By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Friday, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) issued a press release ad...

By Kirsten Glavin

By: News Staff News@abc6.com @ABC6 A group of protestors, upset over the proposed power plant in northern Rhode Island are marching to raise awareness. About 10 people stepped off from the State...

By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Opponents of a planned gas-fired power plant in the town of Burrillville are beginning a three-day march to protest the project. Th...

By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 Burrillville residents opposed to a power plant coming to their town moved their fight to the Capital City Thursday. Around a hundred protesters fille...

By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 Providence is being considered as the host city for next year’s X Games. The games originated in Rhode Island in 1995, then called the Extreme Games, ...

By: Melissa Randall Mrandall@abc6.com @MRandallABC6 After weeks of speculation about a potential campaign visit to Rhode Island, Donald Trump made it official Monday. The Republican front runner h...

By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 There was a massive turnout at Roger Williams Park in Providence Sunday for presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. The Democratic senator rallied the cr...

By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Democratic Front-Runner Hillary Clinton and Republican John Kasich are campaigning in Rhode Island Saturday, as the smallest state quic...

By: Alexandra Cowley  acowley@abc6.com  A Providence photographer is using her personal experience to change the way people view children with Down Syndrome. Laura Kilgus' nephew, Tommy, was her ...

By: Rebecca Turco Email: rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A week after the “Cooler and Warmer” slogan has both come and gone, the question remains, over what is next for Rhode Island’s tourism ...