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…
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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…
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,…
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…
