URI football team to quarantine after two positive cases of COVID-19
KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - The University of Rhode Island announced Monday that the football team has paused all team activities for two weeks following two…
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Governor Raimondo considering a move back to Phase 2
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Gina Raimondo is considering moving Rhode Island back to Phase 2, if our cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates continue to climb. "We’ve…
New England Sees Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days in 2020
By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – New England's air quality improved during the 2020 ozone season, as compared to…
RISPCA announces passing of longtime head, Dr. Ernest Finocchio
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced the passing of its President Emeritus, Ernest J. Finocchio on October 26, due to complications stemming from…
URI to Play South Florida in Hall of Fame Tip Off Event
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced a revised field of teams and schedule for the 2020 Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament, which…
Report: URI To Face Stephen F. Austin, Towson Early in Basketball Season
The University of Rhode Island men's basketball team will reportedly play Stephen F. Austin and Towson early in the 2020 season. https://twitter.com/IanSteeleABC6/status/1319279317008838664?s=20 The games will take place…
Doctors seeing delayed diagnoses, warning people to get health check-ups
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – As emergency rooms and ICU’s filled up with patients at the start of the virus, fears of the coronavirus left doctors office’s quiet. Many people postponed routine check-ups, and now…
Nearly 400 guns collected with Providence, Central Falls gun buybacks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Two gun buybacks led to hundreds of guns taken off the streets of Rhode Island on Saturday. The gun buybacks were going on at the same time—one in Central…
Andrade To Bulk Up To Super Middleweight, Face Harrison Next Month
Matchroom Boxing Press Release Demetrius Andrade will face Dusty Harrison over ten rounds at Super-Middleweight on Friday November 27 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &…
State Police arrest personal trainer on sexual assault charges, alleged victims speak out
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island State Police have arrested a personal trainer based in Lincoln and charged him with 13 counts of second-degree sexual assault. According to police,…
Brown To Host 2025 NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced today that Brown University has been selected to host the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Regional at the Dunkin' Donuts…
"He's the last person I imagine this happening to"; Victim in fatal Providence car shooting identified
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The victim who died in Tuesday afternoon's shooting in Providence has been identified as 19-year-old Deshaun Dure. Police say five people were inside of a Jeep in the parking lot…
Those rallying for Indigenous People's Day speak on Columbus statue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - With today being Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous People's Day, it's a reminder that the City of Providence's own statue of Christopher Columbus is still in storage…
Sen. Whitehouse continues push for delays to Judge Barrett's Supreme Court nomination
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to begin Monday morning in Washington D.C. Barrett is President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
URI issues shelter-in-place order for all sororities and fraternities to contain virus spread
KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE)-- The University of Rhode Island has issued a shelter-in-place order for all fraternities and sororities beginning Friday night at 9…
NEARI calls on Governor to protect teachers after concern for staffing shortages
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – The National Education Association of Rhode Island is calling on the Governor to re-evaluate the state’s mandated long quarantines for teachers. Under the October 1 version of the Outbreak Response Protocols for…
Woman saves dying stranger amid state rise in overdose deaths
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – A rise in Rhode Island overdose deaths became all too real for a Providence woman, who revived a stranger, who overdosed in…
URI to test all students for COVID-19
KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE)- The University of Rhode Island said it would test all students, both on and off-campus, in a statement issued Monday afternoon. The mandatory testing is in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health. According to the…
11 members of the Attleboro Fire Department test positive for COVID-19
ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WLNE) - Nine fire fighters and two dispatchers in Attleboro are under quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus. Members of the department tested positive for the virus between Thursday…
CAA Announces Plans For Six-Game Spring Football Season in 2021
University of Rhode Island Press Release RICHMOND, Va. – CAA Football is making plans to play a six-game conference schedule that includes the option for institutions to…
A look inside the hub that helps RI schools handle challenges during pandemic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Inside the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) building in downtown Providence is the Education Operations Center (EdOC) where…
Power outages from Wednesday's storm made distance learning difficult
COVENTRY, R.I. (WLNE) – Thousands of Rhode Islanders woke up to downed trees and no power or wifi. In West Warwick, branches snapped off of a tree on Harley Street blocking the road. In…
Workers at Providence nursing home to strike on Friday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Starting Friday morning workers represented by local union SEIU 1199 at the Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing will go on strike looking…
"A Normal Day": An inside look at a public school classroom during a pandemic
TIVERTON, R.I. (WLNE) - Public schools in Rhode Island have been back in session for a few weeks, and you might be wondering what a typical school day looks…
