Booze switcheroo: Popular energy drink cans could contain vodka seltzer after mislabeling
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- High Noon has issued a voluntary recall of its vodka seltzer after some cases were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks. The…
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Rhode Islanders celebrate 60th annual Gaspee Days Parade
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The 60th annual Gaspee Days Parade in Warwick Saturday celebrated a key moment in American history, just as the country begins its…
South Kingstown to host public forum with RI Energy officials
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- South Kingstown and Narragansett will hold a public forum with officials from Rhode Island Energy. The forum will be on…
Rhode Island Football Club offering 400 jobs ahead of new stadium opening
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Football Club hosted a job fair at its headquarters Monday, offering upwards of 400 new jobs to the city of Pawtucket. "From the team's…
Early morning power outage at Rhode Island Hospital
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Brown University Health said a power outage at Rhode Island Hospital Saturday morning put the hospital on diversion. A spokesperson said that an electrical feed from Rhode Island Energy to Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's…
Rhode Island Hospital residents and fellows vote to unionize
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Resident physicians and fellows have made history at Rhode Island Hospital by becoming the first doctors to unionize in the Ocean State.…
Power outages reported in parts of Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Thursday is expected to bring some more snow and rain, and outages have already been reported in parts of Rhode Island. Click here to view the Rhode Island Energy outage map Click here to view the…
United RI announced opening of Good Neighbor Energy Fund
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- United Way of Rhode Island announced the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund has begun for the 2024 through 2025 season. The fund helps families that need assistance paying their home heating bills but are not…
State leaders explain how Trump's administration will impact Rhode Island
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) --The change in presidential administration in Washington means blue states like Rhode Island will lose some connections at the federal level.…
Rhode Island officials respond to 2024 Presidential Election
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island officials have responded to the Associated Press announcing that Donald Trump is projected to win the the 2024 Presidential Election. United States Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) After a hard fought election in a country…
Rhode Island Hospital experiencing power outage, on diversion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Hospital experienced a power outage at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday and is on diversion, according to a statement from Lifespan. According to the statement, both electrical feeds from Rhode Island Energy to the facility…
Massachusetts, Rhode Island announce offshore wind selection
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) -- Officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced what they said was the "largest offshore wind selection in New England History" on Friday. Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects, including SouthCoast Wind, New…
Storms bring heavy damage to northern Rhode Island and Mass.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Residents of Northern Rhode Island and Massachusetts saw severe storm damage overnight. The storms brought winds between 70 and 80 miles an hour, with Lincoln seeing…
Gas prices drop in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island gas prices dropped another three cents last week, continuing a downward trend in the cost of fuel. The average gas price in Rhode Island stood at $3.41 per gallon, 16 cents lower than a…
RIDEM opening registration for free Energy-Saving Tree Program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Energy-Saving Trees program will return with registration opening April 12. RIDEM is partnering with the Rhode Island Tree Council, the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Arbor…
RI Energy price drop in new proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy announced today that electricity prices may drop significantly this spring. This is based on a new rate proposal that is before the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC). The supply decrease applies to…
Bill aimed at reducing carbon emissions from buildings introduced in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new carbon emissions bill is being introduced in the Rhode Island House, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions from buildings. The Building De-Carbonization Act would require large buildings to report their energy usage and…
Rhode Island braces for snowstorm, puts 'extra resources' on Washington Bridge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As a significant snowstorm heads to Rhode Island, officials say they are focused on timing, with potential heavy snowfall starting mid-morning through the early afternoon. The state…
Some Rhode Island residents still without power after Saturday's storm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Some Rhode Islanders are still without power after Saturday's heavy rain. According to Rhode Island Energy's outage map, there were still 26 outages as of 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. This affected an estimated 80 residents. At…
Nearly 4K still without power in Rhode Island after early morning storm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Nearly 6,000 people remain without power throughout Rhode Island after Saturday morning's storm. According to Rhode Island Energy's outage map webpage 3,939 customers were without power as of 1:45 p.m. At one point this morning, the…
McKee rolls out plan for first snowstorm to impact Rhode Island this winter
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee rolled out the state's plan for the first snowstorm of the season expected this weekend. The McKee Administration said a winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday…
Rhode Islanders react to incoming ban on plastic bags
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will go into effect in the new year. The Ocean State will…
McKee speaks on wind turbines, other future projects for clean energy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee has shared Rhode Island's accomplishments and future endeavors involving clean energy. In October, the Office of Energy Resources announced its memo to the nation's first multi-state offshore wind project. This agreement between Rhode…
Rhode Island officials monitor water levels after Monday's storm
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Flooding across New England on Monday left tens of thousands of people without power at the storms' peak. The Army Corps of Engineers…
