BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) -- A petition started by Bristol residents to return the Bristol 4th of July Concert Series to Independence Park after the Bristol 4th of July General Committee voted to move it to Roger Williams University. In an…
Friar Tid Bits: *Ryan Mela was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on 1/13 and 1/20. He is the first Friar to earn the honor in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a PACT Act event on Jan. 25. The goal of the event will be to enroll all veterans in the state…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Cranston Police Department asked the public for assistance identifying a suspect in a robbery at a convenience store on Jan. 23. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5' 6" with a thin…
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) -- A Bristol County jury convicted a man in a decades old cold case involving a rape in the city. 51-year-old Eduardo Mendez of Guatemala was convicted of the aggravated rape of a 36-year-old woman in 1994.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The providence Police Department released the name of the victim in a stabbing homicide that occurred on Jan. 20. 36-year-old Charles Chike Okafor was killed at a Bailey Court apartment. The suspect, 30-year-old Junior Medina Agosto,…
University of Rhode Island Press Release Rhode Island Starters Phillips, Komara, Dutat, Vital, Kaur Massachusetts Starters Odenigbo, Olbrys, LaClair, Palmieri, Kulaeza How it Happened Sophomore Sophia Vital hit…
Providence College Press Release PROVIDENCE, R.I.- In the 32nd meeting all-time, the Providence College women's basketball team was defeated by the Marquette Golden Eagles (12-6/4-3), 67-54, in BIG…
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said that the teenager who was seriously injured in a motorbike crash on Jan. 21 has died. The crash occurred at the intersection of Somerset Avenue and Silverwood Drive and…
University of Rhode Island Press Release Rhode Island Starters Thomas, House, Lawrence, Green, Brown VCU Starters Russell, Clark, Shulga, Bamisile, Bamgboye How it Happened Forty minutes…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Monday night police responded to a Bailey Court apartment in Providence for a deadly stabbing. Junior Medina Agosto, 30, is accused of one count of…
THE BASICS Rhode Island (14-4, 3-3 A-10) vs. VCU (14-4, 4-1 A-10) Tip-Off: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 7:05 p.m. EST Coverage: Watch: CBSSN | Listen: Varsity Network | Live…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Severe cold weather that is expected for Jan. 19 has caused some communities to put parking bans into effect. Cumberland: 3 p.m. on Jan. 19 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 20. Burrillville: 12 p.m. on Jan. 19…
The No. 6/4 Providence College men's ice hockey team fell to No. 2/2 Boston College, 4-1, on Saturday (Jan. 18) at Schneider Arena. Will Elger scored in the…
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Attleboro Police Department said a second suspect was arrested in the robbery of N&R Wholesale at Mann Street on Jan. 14. 30-year-old Lavell Poston, of East Greenwich, was charged with on fugitive from justice charges…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said it has lifted the boil water advisory that was put in place for some customers of the Kent County Water Authority on Jan. 17. RIDOH said the advisory was…
The Brown men's basketball team (8-7, 0-2) suffered an 80-67 loss to Harvard (6-9, 1-1) at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday afternoon. "The…
Barry Evans tallied 24 points and Earl Timberlake notched a double-double as the Bryant men's basketball team dominated UMass Lowell winning, 85-62, on Saturday afternoon…
Sebastian Thomas' season of spectacular plays continued as he banked a running 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds on the clock to lift Rhode Island to a 92-90…
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Portsmouth Police Department said that it arrested two contracted waste workers for allegedly taking bribes at the Portsmouth Transfer Station. 46-year-old Paul Lapierre and 45-year-old Ricardo Torres Alcantar, both of Providence, were charged with acceptance…
SOMERSET, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Somerset Police Department said it arrested three Fall River residents after a search warrant was executed on New Hampshire Avenue in the early morning of Jan. 17. 52-year-old William Cheetham was charged with assault and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee said the state has taken steps to prepare residents for expected snowfall on Jan. 19 and severe cold on Jan. 20. The following emergency winter hubs will provide additional overnight capacity and do not…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence said it will be opening multiple overnight warming centers ahead of expected severely cold weather on Jan. 20. The following locations will be open overnight: The DaVinci Center at 470 Charles Street…
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Lincoln woman will get a very special gift for her 85th birthday: a trip to Washington D.C. for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.…
