EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - A group of East Providence residents known as "Keep Metacomet Green" (KMG) filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court against the city council over the recent rezoning…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee announced at this weeks COVID-19 briefing that masks will be required in public schools in Rhode Island this fall. The executive order was signed Thursday afternoon. "All…
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - Authorities confirm to ABC6 an arrest was made Wednesday in a double homicide that occurred outside Fuego Lounge. Miguel Lacourt, 36, was arrested without incident during a car stop…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Controversy continues on masking in school. As the incoming school year approaches and the Delta variant continues to spread, many districts are making tough calls on COVID-19 protocols. As some districts…
By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Wednesday is the first day of an extended stretch of heat and humidity in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Beat the heat!!! As much of Southern New England prepares for the next few days of extreme heat; towns and cities across Massachusetts and Rhode Island are extending hours…
MANSFIELD, M.A. (WLNE) — For the first time this summer, mosquitos with West Nile Virus have been detected in our region. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the mosquitos were found in Mansfield.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The president of the Providence City Council is calling an emergency meeting to address the uptick in violence…
Johnston's Joe Mazzulla will be leading the Celtics summer league team in Las Vegas next week. The Rhode Islander was recently named the head coach of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- As Rhode Island becomes the first state in the country to pass a bill authorizing the use of supervised drug consumption sites, a new exhibit has come to Providence to show residents what these centers will look…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Multiple reports have said Pfizer released data suggesting a third dose of their vaccine can strongly boost protection against the Delta variant. According to CNN, the data posted online suggests…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) – The Ocean State was featured in Good Morning America’s Rise and Shine series Monday morning. The series has its anchors and correspondents visiting all 50 states over the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Large-scale business and entertainment is about to return to Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Convention Center is set to host a construction trade show in mid-August— the first event…
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) - Officials in Portsmouth are bracing for the return of a controversial tradition: Aquapalooza. The tradition draws thousands of boaters to Narragansett Bay, where boaters tie up with another, jump into…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is celebrating her 100th day in office Thursday. ABC6 spoke exclusively with Lt. Governor Matos about her tenure so far. https://twitter.com/oliviadarocha/status/1418291683456860161 Matos is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Two Providence police officers have been suspended with pay amid an investigation into the use of force during an incident earlier in July. Providence police tell ABC6 the incident…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- As we returned to a sense of normalcy this summer many were looking forward to blue skies and fun in the sun. But so far, a rainy Summer…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE)- Back and forth on Monday between the ACLU and the Cranston Police Department, after the rights organization accused the department of enforcing an illegal traffic stop quota for patrol officers- the group says which has 'contributed to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Relief payments began hitting the pockets of over 35 million families on Thursday, as part of the first payment in the child tax credit plan. The IRS has estimated…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee signed two gun safety bills into law on Monday morning. The first bills (2021-H 5386aa, 2021-S 416aa) ban "straw purchases," prohibiting the purchase of a firearm on…
BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) - Faith leaders in Rhode Island are calling on the Bristol-Warren Regional School District to amend the 2021-22…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As the state continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry is still struggling to find employees. Many local eateries, like Brewed Awakenings, are shortening their hours because…
POINT JUDITH, R.I. (WLNE) - For just the second time in Rhode Island's water history- a Great white shark has been tagged off the coast of Narragansett. The Atlantic Shark Institute says…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Rhode Island is closing two of its mass vaccination sites and even more of its testing sites this weekend. The Dunkin' Donuts Center will both close down on Saturday, and the…
