PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) -- The long-running Rhode Island tradition, Aquapalooza, returns Saturday. The event draws thousands of boaters, providing a party atmosphere on the water. This year, with no restrictions like…
WARREN, R.I. (WLNE) -- With the legalization of recreational marijuana going into effect in Rhode Island soon, the town of Warren is looking to ban smoking pot in public…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Police Commissioner of Public Safety Steven Paré said Wednesday that 25 license plate readers will be up and running in the city within 30 days. A general…
Bryant University football linebacker Joe Andreessen was named to the Preseason All-Big South team, the league announced on Tuesday during the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- After no lucky winners took home last Friday's Mega Millions, Tuesday's drawing has now ballooned up to an estimated $810 million prize,…
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Central Falls Post Office has been renamed in honor of a local women's rights and anti-slavery activist. The new name of the post office is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Scientifically Speaking takes us to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence. With the recent success of the birth of a red wolf pup, the focus on conservation efforts…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The first criminal charges have been filed against former North Kingstown High School boys' basketball coach Aaron Thomas. These charges stem from decades of administering "fat tests" to…
EXETER, R.I. (WLNE) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday that the 60-year-old man accused of murdering a woman in Exeter used a rock and gloves to kill her. Ramsundar Ramkalawan was arraigned in…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The North Providence man who barricaded himself inside of his home Wednesday has a lengthy criminal history. According to court documents obtained by ABC 6 News, Gino Rotondo has 37 total criminal cases against him…
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- After almost 20 hours of negotiations, a man who barricaded himself inside a North Providence home with an assault rifle surrendered to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Sen. Tiara Mack's TikTok has been restored after she was was banned Tuesday. In a tweet, Mack shared a screenshot from TikTok, writing in part, "This is the message notifying me I was banned."…
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) -- The body of Marine Sgt. Samuel Michael Demers was escorted home by local and state police to New Bedford from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport…
Brad Valois shooting a two-under 68 Tuesday to hold off the field in the stroke play qualifying rounds at Wanumetonomy Country Club in the 117th…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- State Sen. Tiara Mack is facing national backlash for a controversial TikTok posted from her account over the holiday weekend. The video shows her in a bikini, twerking while…
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association released its school safety report Thursday in the wake of recent mass shootings in the United States. The committee…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - What could come next? That's the question many have on their minds in the days following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, after Justice Clarence Thomas stated birth…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- A fight between what appears to be police and some people trying to board a trolley in Newport…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- 'If it goes off the ground and goes boom... it's illegal in Rhode Island.' That was the simple yet stern message from Providence officials on Wednesday to residents…
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two Flock cameras will be placed on either side of the Mt. Hope Bridge, after a 6-1 vote by the Portsmouth Town Council last week. The town…
MANSFIELD, Mass. (WLNE) -- A motorcyclist had be taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries after crashing into a deer Saturday in Mansfield. Mansfield Firefighters Local 1820 said that the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Meteorologist Kelly Bates returned to Southern New England airwaves Saturday night. "It's an honor to be here and a privilege I don't take lightly, so thank you," said…
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Motor vehicle tax is on the chopping block in the state of Rhode Island - everywhere but in one place: East Providence.…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - A package of bills on the advanced from a the House Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon. The legislation, passed on Thursday afternoon, would make it a…
