PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Providence Preservation Society has announced the city's most endangered places of 2024. PPS assembles its annual list to bring attention to the city's most vulnerable pieces of historical and cultural architecture. PPS 2024 Most Endangered…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Ethics Commission met Tuesday to discuss alleged bad behavior amid state employees. The Ethics Commission extended the investigation period by 60 days in complaints involving Gov. Dan McKee and former Department of Administration…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island GOP filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Dan McKee with the Ethics Commission over a lunch he had with a lobbyist and Scout Ltd. in January. "Rhode Island has a monumental ethics problem,"…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday voted to authorize an investigation into a complaint against two former Gov. Dan McKee officials. All six members of the Ethics Commission voted unanimously to launch investigations into both…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Gov. Dan McKee on Friday outlined the investigation into the reported misconduct by now former the director of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance at the Department of Administration,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The staffer from Gov. Dan McKee's administration who was accused of inappropriate conduct while on a business trip resigned Thursday. David Patten stepped down from his position as director of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new email released by Gov. Dan McKee's office unveils reported inappropriate behavior by a McKee staffer on a business trip in March. David Patten, director of Division of Capital Assessment Management and Maintenance, is accused…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- In the coming weeks, roughly 55 people will flock to temporary housing offered at the Motel 6 off of Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick. With 40 homeless already living there, many…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi said the state will move 55 homeless people to the Motel 6 on Jefferson Boulevard. He said in a social media post that he…
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's housing department has proposed "cottage" housing for the homeless population to be developed on the Eleanor Slater Hospital Zambarano Unit. According to the state, the new…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Any homeless people staying under the Interstate 95 overpass in Pawtucket had to clear out Monday morning, according to a city notice. On March 25, the city…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The city of Pawtucket issued a notice to vacate for homeless encampments under two highway bridges. Officials said the half dozen homeless underneath the overpasses of Interstate 95 at the Garden Street and George Street locations…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- With the dangerously cold temperatures ahead of the weekend, the city of Providence is reminding residents that there are emergency shelters available for those experiencing homelessness. The shelters that will be open and accepting people on…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The city of Providence is expanding homeless shelter capacity ahead of the bitter cold this weekend. Mayor Brett Smiley said Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence Rescue Mission, and Emmanuel House will expand capacity Friday morning. That's in…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- A man reported missing by the Pawtucket police has been located following help from WLNE-TV and the public. Police described Christopher Reilly as a white man with blue eyes and brown hair, who is 5 foot…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A state board approved the opening of a new 40-person homeless shelter in Providence. The shelter would be at 662 Hartford Ave., located near the DelSesto…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- A homeless encampment in downtown Woonsocket was evicted Wednesday night by the Department of Public Works, after being notified over a dozen times by Woonsocket police. Chief…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Superior Court judge Friday gave Gov. Dan McKee the go to wipe the homeless encampment off steps of the State House. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that efforts to remove those…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- At least 500 people in Rhode Island are homeless, according to the Community Care Alliance, and by Friday, two temporary shelters hope to help…
PROVIDENCE R.I. (WLNE) -- With a tent city on the steps of the Rhode Island State House now facing eviction, the homeless and housing crisis has embroiled Gov. Dan McKee over much of the past year. So, how did we…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Police on Wednesday handed an eviction notice to the people living in tents outside the State House. According to a notice obtained by ABC…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- During the annual Rhode Island State House tree lighting ceremony, dozens of advocates for the homeless protested for increased housing options as winter nears. This was the first ceremony…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- 'Hocus Pocus 2' continued filming in Federal Hill tonight, shutting down a small portion of Atwell's Avenue. Filming has been taking place at various locations the…
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) - An antique shop in New Bedford got a taste of Hollywood when paid a visit from set buyers for Hocus Pocus 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to Disney's cult-classic Halloween film. New Bedford Antiques at the…
