Providence Public Schools reveal three options for returning to school
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Superintendent of Providence Public Schools, Harrison Peters, hosted a virtual town hall over Zoom on Wednesday night. During the town hall,…
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Elorza announces $1M to aid renters facing evictions due to COVID-19
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that nearly $1 million will be made available to help residents facing evictions because of COVID-19. The mayor announced the program alongside Providence Councilwoman…
RI Police Chiefs' Association launches "Twenty for 2020 Campaign" promising police reform
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - The Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association launched the "Twenty for 2020 campaign" Thursday promising Rhode Islanders police reform. The campaign lists 20 promises and policy changes that…
Man arrested for spray-painting swastikas at Providence College
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE): Providence Police have identified the man they say spray-painted swastikas on gravestones at Providence College on Monday night. According to police, Keveon Gomera, 26, was…
Massachusetts tanning, nail salons to re-open in Step Two of Reopening Phase 2
SEEKONK, Mass. (WLNE) — The second half of phase 2 of the re-opening of the Commonwealth started Monday, meaning businesses like nail salons, tanning salons, massage…
Governor Raimondo signs executive order removing "Providence Plantations" from state documents
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - The phrase "Providence Plantations" will no longer appear as a part of the state's name on state documents and websites after…
Providence City Councilor's petition seeks to overturn Officer's Bill of Rights
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- A Providence city councilor has started an online petition seeking to overturn the Officer's Bill of Rights. The move comes as a surge of…
Candidates for office, ACLU sue to suspend normal process of collecting in person signatures
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Rhode Island ACLU is suing the Board of Elections, along with other election officials, to try and…
Lincoln PD hopes to get its first state accreditation
LINCOLN, RI (WLNE) - It's a process that's been almost five years in the making but the Lincoln Police Department are on the brink of becoming a state accredited agency for the…
AG announces expanded review protocols for use of force by police
The Attorney General will be releasing a new set of protocols this week which will allow the office to review any allegation of excessive use of force by police. The new protocols…
Landlords offered monetary incentive to rent to homeless and housing insecure
RHODE ISLAND (WLNE)- Governor Gina Raimondo is challenging landlords across the state to pledge 100 rental units to those who are homeless or housing insecure…
RI Secretary of State pushes for legislation that would allow for mail-in ballot option this fall
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island's Secretary of State has announced new legislation that would allow for the option of mail-in voting in this fall's elections. The Safe and Healthy Voting in…
BLM, local police react after Live PD was canceled
The wildly popular show on A&E, Live PD, has stopped all production after the controversy surfaced this week while film crews were on an active scene last year. The move comes after…
R.I. senator wants to overhaul policies that protect officers accused of misconduct
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - A Rhode Island lawmaker is working to overhaul the state's Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEOBoR), which has been…
Black Lives Matter holds peaceful Newport protest
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters marched through the streets of Newport on Saturday, chanting while making stops at the police headquarters and at the county…
FDA Approves Drug That Helps Detect Alzheimer's
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - The FDA has approved a new drug studied by doctors at both Rhode Island and Butler Hospitals, in hopes of finding a possible cure to Alzheimer's disease. The…
Police Academy instructor shares what future cops are taught about use of force in RI
As clashes with police are running rampant across the country on a nearly daily basis in the wake of George Floyd's death, a "use…
Racism is a public health problem, says Kent Hospital chief
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) While Gov. Gina Raimondo expressed concern that large protests in the state over the murder of George Floyd could lead to further spread of COVID-19,…
Child care centers reopen under Phase 2 in R.I.
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) - Phase 2 of reopening Rhode Island's economy began on Monday, June 1. In this new phase, almost every sector of the economy is…
Westerly restaurant proceeds with caution in phase two
WESTERLY, RI (WLNE) - With phase two of reopening Rhode Island's economy beginning on Monday, restaurants around the state now have the ability to provide indoor dining…
Places of worship opened their doors to parishioners this weekend
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - All places of worship in Rhode Island have been given the green light to reopen for services. The past few months, many places of worship have had to…
Saturday's peaceful protest ends with vandalism at the State House
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island State Police responded to the Statehouse for reports of vandalism, proceeding a protest Saturday. Messages, including overt profanity directed at the police, were spray-painted…
With backlog of elective surgeries, Kent Hospital adds Saturday procedures
WARWICK, RI (WLNE) - With elective surgeries continuing throughout Rhode Island after being put on a hiatus to prepare for an influx of coronavirus patients,…
ACLU files lawsuit against DLT for lack of notification over frozen UI benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Attorneys with the RI ACLU are filing a class-action lawsuit claiming the DLT froze weekly unemployment insurance benefits to…
