Teachers respond to state protocols to control possible outbreaks in schools
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Department of Health released a playbook Friday for what students and faculty should do for a host of…
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New Bedford gang member charged in fatal shooting had prior firearms conviction overturned
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) - A New Bedford man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in July had a prior conviction on a gun charge overturned in Fall River Superior Court.…
RIIL Details Potential Plan For High School Sports, Could Move To Four-Season Model
Rhode Island Interscholastic League Press Release Safe Return of Education-based Athletics - School Distribution Here's the real update talking points on Fall Sports…
State rolls out Restore R.I. grant program expected to aid thousands of small businesses
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Small businesses in Rhode Island that have been hit hard by the pandemic can now expect more help to rebuild in the coming months. On Monday, the Restore…
Getting kids ready for masks
Getting ready for back to school this year means so much more. If the kids go back to in-person learning at the end of the month, most of them will be required to…
Jamestown among municipalities opposed to RITBA merging with RIDOT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Jamestown, Newport, and Portsmouth are opposed to any possible merger of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority with the Department of Transportation.…
Study finds "extremely low" levels of COVID-19 antibodies in RI blood donors
NEW YORK – The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has published a study that found a very low level of COVID-19 antibodies in Rhode Island blood donors. The seroprevalence of…
Red Cross Seeking Local Shelter & Medical Volunteers
By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the way the Red Cross responds to disasters. Peter Prowe…
Officials discuss applying successes of day cares to reopening schools
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - In their weekly Facebook Live, Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and Governor Gina Raimondo discussed applying the successes of child care centers to…
4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off accusations of stifling competition, four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are answering…
Man shot to death on Herschel St. in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Providence police identify a 20-year-old man as the victim in a fatal shooting in Providence on Tuesday. Providence resident, Manee Castillo was shot sometime before…
Providence Police investigating murder on Herschel St.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Providence Police detectives are investigating a homicide on Herschel Street. According to Maj. David Lapatin, a man who is approximately 20-years-old was shot sometime before…
More families choose to look into homeschooling due to coronavirus uncertainties
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The state continues to mull over its back-to-school plans. Some parents are taking matters into their own hands and have decided to home-school their children. Parents say their decision…
Mourners gather to pay respects to East Greenwich police officer who died in skydiving accident
EAST GREENWICH, RI (WLNE) - A funeral procession was held Tuesday morning for East Greenwich police officer Sgt. Christopher Callan who died in a parachuting accident earlier in July. In addition to Callan's role…
Parents and teachers protest the return of in-person schooling with car rally
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Parents and teachers held a socially distanced vehicle protest outside of the Rhode Island Department of Education Monday afternoon. The…
Providence College cancels in-person 2020 commencement that was re-scheduled for Halloween
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - In a letter addressed to the Class of 2020 on Monday, Providence College announced the cancellation of the in-person commencement that was re-scheduled for Oct. 31. The original Class of 2020 commencement ceremony was originally supposed…
Scarborough South State Beach snack bar shut down after worker tests positive for COVID-19
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE): The snack bar at Scarborough South State Beach in Narragansett has been closed after an employee tested positive for…
Families mark 1,000 COVID deaths by remembering lives lost
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- More than 1,000 Rhode Islanders have died from COVID-19. The State House marked the grim milestone with lights. But some are marking…
Study shows rate of infection 10 times higher than first estimated
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A new study claims that the rate of coronavirus infections reported between March and may is actually 10 times higher than first estimated. Published in…
East Greenwich police officer, National Guardsman killed while parachuting in Connecticut
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) - An East Greenwich police officer and member of the Rhode Island National Guard was tragically killed over the weekend while parachuting in Connecticut. East Greenwich…
URI Fall Sports Season Postponed With Announcements By Atlantic 10 & CAA Friday
KINGSTON, R.I. - All fall varsity athletic events for the University of Rhode Island have been suspended due to continuing concerns associated with the…
Former assistant fire chief accused of paying teen for sex dies in fatal fire in Warwick
WARWICK, R.I (WLNE) - One person was killed in an early morning house fire in the Gaspee Point neighborhood in Warwick on Thursday. The medical examiner has…
Raimondo announces $100 million will go to small businesses relief
RHODE ISLAND (WLNE) - Governor Gina Raimondo announced $100 million in federal and state funds will go to small businesses that have been hit hardest by the…
Providence Mayor Elorza signs order establishing process toward reparations for city's Black and Indigenous residents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza signed an executive order today that will explore the process of reparations for the city's Black and Indigenous residents. Calling the order "a process…
