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Thousands of Rhode Islanders are asking a very pricey question tonight: "Where is my tax refund?" ABC6 News investigative reporter, Mark Curtis, went looking for answers. Here's more on what he found out.
A New Bedford teen is dead after an altercation with a policeman. Fifteen year-old Malcolm Gracia was shot and killed police say, they opened fire on Gracia when he attacked and stabbed detective Tyson
Curt Schilling's facebook status was updated Thursday night saying: "To all the prayers and well wishes to the team and families at 38, god bless and thank you! we will find a way, and the strength, to
NOW TO AN ABC-6 INVESTIGATION... ON DEALINGS AT RHODE ISLAND'S CENTRAL LANDFILL....THAT MAY HAVE COST THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE'VE LEARNED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.THIS IS A COPY
A New Bedford gang detective was stabbed in the chest during a fight with a gang member on Cedar Street, police say. The detective approached a group of people they say are in a gang and was there was
Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Keith Stokes, has resigned. Stokes, offered his resignation at an emergency meeting on Wednesday. That meeting was held between
Expecting your first child is supposed to be one the happiest moments of your life. It is for ABC6 Morning Anchor Doreen Scanlon and her husband who are celebrating her pregnancy. But Doreen has been very
Curt Schilling is refusing to say whether or not his video game company is in danger of closing the doors."My priority right now is to get back to my company, and back to my team," Schilling said.Instead,
The leaky roof at Quidnessett Elementary School" in North Kingstown is getting worse. Parents and teachers started complaining two months ago, and say after all this time, nothing is being done. Abc6
A church taking a stand against gay marriage, by way of a sign. has caused an uproar in Acushnet. The church has received hate e- mails and threats over it.Protestors were out in front of the Saint Francis
ABC6 Anchor Doreen Scanlon, normally the bubbly personality so many people love to wake up to, is sick. She's so sick that she spends her days in bed, hooked up to an IV, with her dog Fitz never too far
Rhode Island's most famous atheist, Jessica Ahlquist, the high school student behind the controversy over the Cranston prayer banner, now says the veterans memorial topped with a cross in Woonsocket should go.
Just across the border there's a battle waging in Connecticut at the Trampoline Place, where two young men are vying for one Olympic spot. If you ask Steven Gluckstein why he first started bouncing, he
Roline Burgison is bracing for a fight. Burgison,for the fourth time since 2006, is facing eviction because the owner of her previous apartment buildings, lost the property to foreclosure.,now she's in
A story only on ABC 6. Stray bullets from a shootout involving two cars in a Providence neighborhood came close to hitting a young girl and a crossing guard. The surveillance video from the liquor store
We're getting a first look at a teenager who went berserk on police officers in Warwick. You can see him on the iphone footage. The 17-year old was waving a bat wildly at officers in a parking lot on Warwick
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios could be in danger of going bankrupt.
There has been a huge fight about gay marriage in Rhode Island for years.Last year the General Assembly gave up on marriage and approved civil unions instead.Today's action by the Governor signals another
Eleven people are behind bars after a massive drug bust in Rhode Island. One by one, members of local and federal law enforcement lined up behind U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha, who got to announce the result
Richmond Elementary school is also getting a gift of money. Courtesy of Bob's Discount Furniture stores. The school will receive one-thousand dollars from collection jars that sit in the bob's stores in
Police confirm the body of a Providence woman killed in her apartment was there for days until her family found her. Autopsy results came out Monday. That's also when that woman's family spoke exclusively
It is the first of its kind in the state and something the Pawtucket Police Department is very proud of. A new online feature called "Citizens Online Police Reporting System" which gives citizens the option
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's governor has signed an executive order saying the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state. The order signed by Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday
Providence Police are looking into why a woman in her 50's was found dead in the closet of her home. Her son told ABC6 he's the one who found her. He said it had to be a murder. Police confirmed, Sunday,
Fire tore through a New Bedford apartment building. One man didn't make it out alive. Flames broke out just before five this morning when everyone was sleeping. The man who was killed was visiting some
Anthony Santurri owns the Colosseum nightclub in Providence and he's now working with several owners of some of Providence's troubled nightclubs, including club Monet, to help get them on track."We are
89 year old Keith Bray has seen places that most us will never see, The world War Two Vet is on a quest to see every state in the union. Today, He made the final stop on his bucket list, Rhode Island.
Luigi Manocchio has been in jail and prison a number of times before. Today because of his age, his health and the fact that he cooperated, he received lenient sentence.Deposed New England Mafia boss Luigi
A Pawtucket grandmother was arrested after her four year old grandson tested positive for cocaine after staying the night in her apartment. The four year old told police he ate a pill that tasted like
Warwick city leaders dropped a federal lawsuit Thursday against a 165-million dollar improvement project, clearing the way for the multi-million dollar improvements to T. F. Green airport.
The man who led the charge to save the Cranston West prayer banner has his sights set on becoming a state senator.Frank Lombardi has announced his candidacy for the District 26 seat opened by Bea Lanzi
A US Airways plane bound for Philadelphia, PA was diverted to Boston's Logan Airport after a passenger reportedly attempted to open a door located near the cockpit while the plane was in flight. Air Wisconsin
There's a sigh of relief for those who live near pond view recycling. residents have battled with TLA Pond view since the recycling company arrived in their east providence neighborhood in 1996-complaining
When money gets tight, people ignore their dental care. It's a huge part of the health care crisis in America. And exactly what a group of doctors and nurses from Rhode island and Massachusetts discovered
Doctors are on the front lines of the health care crisis in America. But when the local practitioners went to Tennessee to help out, even they weren't prepared for the desperation. For 25 years the volunteer
No doubt you've heard of Doctors Without Borders. In Rhode Island there is a group with a similar mission of providing free health care. For the past 25 years the local doctors, nurses and other volunteers
A Rhode Island man will be in court today to face charges. After leading police on a high speed chase through two states.Police say 30-year-old Ignacio Abreu of Providence crashed into a Cranston police
A 12-year-old East Greenwich girl barricades herself inside her bathroom, after a man breaks into her home.Police say the girl was home alone at the time. As the man roamed through her house, she locked
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is taking the case of accused killer Jason Pleau to the U.S. Supreme Court.Challenging the federal court of appeals decision on the case and openly defying the wishes
We first met molly several months ago when she had been taken to the S-P-C-A in terrible condition. After much rehabilitation and tender loving care, Molly is ready to be adopted. Her former owner had
A dire forecast for West Warwick retirees. Their pensions could be in danger within five years.At a public meeting Tuesday night at West Warwick High School, town leaders passed down a message from the
East Greenwich police are looking for the man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint.Police say the man in the surveillance photo walked into the Sunnybrook Farms store on Main Street Tuesday night.
Gun pieces found inside 3-stuffed animals during a screening at T. F. Green Airport is reportedly the result of a domestic dispute.A father and his 4-year-old son were on their way to Detroit, when the
People who live in the Elmwood section of Providence say they have had enough of the graffiti on Elmwood Avenue. They have reached out to the city several times, but gotten no help, so they asked ABC6
This a very unusual case and it may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bank robbery is both a state and federal crime, but most cases are prosecuted in the federal system. This case is different because
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TSA Authorities seized a disassembled hand gun and ammunition concealed in stuffed animals at a security check point.Pieces of the gun, along with two rounds of ammunition were "artfully concealed" inside
U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha has asked Governor Chafee turn Jason Pleau over, now that a federal appeals court has ruled that he may stand trial in federal court.Jason Pleau is accused of shooting and killing
Two of Fall River's top ten Most Wanted criminals are in police custody. 18-year-old Dillon Silvester was arrested last night at an apartment on Bradford Avenue. Silvester had been wanted since April 11th
The legal tug-of-war between Rhode Island and the federal government, over who gets to prosecute accused killer Jason Pleau, is nearly over.
Parishioners and those who worked for Father Lolio at our Lady of mercy in East Greenwich are still reeling from the news of the death of the 68-year old Priest. Monsignor John Lolio died early Sunday
It took awhile, but a veteran and life long Rhode Islander was honored in Pawtucket Monday. Leo Beland was finally awarded with the bronze star for his service in World War II. Leo Beland is pretty energetic
Police have been cracking down on the night club scene in Providence, and it's not working. It was another violent weekend in the capital city. A big brawl broke out at Club Fete on Dike Street. Dozens
Another weekend, another Providence nightclub comes under the microscope. More than a dozen Providence Police officers swarmed club Fete after a large fight erupted inside. The fight happened just before
It was a bitter sweet day for the thousands honoring our local officers at the "Aquidneck Island National Police Parade" Sunday. The event was not just about enjoying the festivities on West Main Road
With a five-year survival rate of six percent, pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates out of the various forms of cancer, and is the fourth leading cancer killer in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.
On Friday, police arrested Fernando Guerra, of 501 Reservoir Avenue in Cranston. They say his arrest was the culmination of a year-long investigation into business break-ins that had been occurring in Warwick.
A Woonsocket mother said her family is moving out of their home, after her 12 year old daughter was beaten by her classmates, and it was all caught on tape. Hundreds gathered for a walk, Saturday, honoring
Nearly a hundred people in East Providence strapped on their shoes to walk for a good cause. It's the first annual "Walk To End Domestic Violence" at Rose Larisa Memorial Park". All the money raised
Boat owner Carlos Rafael is upset. He says his boat business is being targeted by the New Bedford Fire department, He's threatening to leave New Bedford and take his 44 boat, multi-million dollar business
A Little Compton mom is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from her son's little league. Jodi Ibbotson, 49, confessed to taking the money, bringing a three week investigation to a close. The season
Junior Seau 'S death could be the third former football player to kill himself in the last fourteen months-and one of five over the last seven years..some Doctors and experts are saying a lot of retired
The former treasurer of a town little league faces charges of stealing thousands of dollars from the league. Little Compton police say 49 year old Jodi Ibbotson will turn herself in tomorrow . After
A war memorial outside the Woonsocket Fire Department has stood since World War 1, but a Wisconsin based atheist group says the monument, which has a cross on top, should be removed because it violates
Megan Kelchner is a senior at Tiverton High school, whose artwork may soon go national. For the second year in row, Megan is one of the fifty state finalists, in the google doodle contest. The logo
It has been a busy 24 hours for Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, from signing his pension protection plan into law last night, to announcing a multi-million dollar agreement with Brown University this morning.
As of 7:30 Tuesday morning, there is still an active scene out in Seekonk as crews work a fire at a structure. Off of Maple and Central Avenues. No word yet on whether there are any injuries. we will bring
Drivers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts may be getting a bad rap when it comes to driving. GMAC Insurance ranks both states among the worst in the country. What if the bad driving record wasn't because
The wind chimes have always greeted those who walk in to Harlequin's Costumes on Main Street in Woonsocket, but the ringing stopped Monday afternoon when the doors closed for a final time. Marlene Gagnon
It's been two years since the Massachusetts State Supreme court ruled that Bristol County jails could not make prisoners pay a five dollar a day fee. Those inmates, both current and former, are entitled
Airmen Jeremy Gamache- was just twenty-nine years old when he arrived from back home after serving in Korea..but just one week later he and his wife of five months,Amanda-Jo- were killed in a car crash
Nearly 100 volunteers showed up today at Bucklin Park to celebrate the 140th Arbor Day. The group picked a fitting day to come together to add some much needed greenery in this Providence neighborhood.
Niche Incorporated in New Bedford,has laid off four-hundred people,Niche makes parachutes for the government.They had recently won a twenty-two point two million dollar contract, but company officials
The Coast Guard has ended its search for a tug boat captain who fell overboard in the waters off Newport Wednesday afternoon. Crews have covered nearly 800 square miles in the last 24-hours, but
URI students were challenged by their teacher to create a viral video and get a million hits in a month.
We are previewing an ABC-6 special investigation, and if you are thinking about renting a home we have a warning for you, A home for sale in East Greenwich became the target of a rental fraud scheme
City leaders and members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe announced where their tribal casino would go, what it would look like and how many jobs it would create, but they still have a lot of hurdles to
More than 500 local students heard about a very important issue today , bullying. A national" stop bullying "campaign made it's way to Woonsocket Middle School. Organizers say it's important to educate
A local priest is facing allegations of sexual abuse. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has defrocked reverend Tim Gorton. The reported incidents took place nearly 30 years ago.Gorton was assigned
An elementary school janitor is charged with taking pictures of a woman in a school bathroom.57-year-old Bruce Tidwell is a janitor at the Letourneau Elementary School in Fall River. Police say as a woman
Pension Reform is front and center in Rhode Island again. Last year it was for the state workers, but now city and town workers are the focus. Workers and retirees in the Town of Johnston along with
Mitt Romney has been named the winner in the Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Delaware primary elections. Romney started the day with 698 delegates, which is about 400 short of clinching the republican
Republicans gathered at Temple Restaurant downtown, watching returns come in. The networks called the Ocean State quickly for Mitt Romney. Now, here comes the fight. "Yes, President Obama inherited
Adewale Adeni-Awosika stops by the EZ Laundry on West Friendship Street once a week, but Tuesday morning, he came out to find out his car and his child was gone, and it was all caught on tape. Like every
Polls opened at 7 a.m. in the Republican stronghold of East Greenwich. Things were a bit different this time around, voters everywhere were asked to present identification, as part of Rhode Island's
An overturned truck on Route 99 North in Lincoln has shut down the road near Sayles Hill Road for cleanup. The rollover caused a large fuel spill, that has crews working to clean it up.
The plan calls for the suspension of all COLAS, and would require retirees to contribute more towards their pensions than they currently do.
Massachusetts State Police say they made an arrest today of a wanted serial robber. Scott Niemic, 34, from Swansea was arrested in Fall River after a police chase. Niemic was wanted for robbing a Sovereign
The Providence train station is usually bustling on a Monday morning, but for the first time, conductors got to say all aboard to Wickford Junction Station.The commuter rail service comes to South County
Lizzie Borden's Fall river home.. is up for sale. Maplecroft is the home Lizzie Borden lived in ,after she was acquitted of the axe-murders of her father and stepmother. The owner is asking for 650
People are doing everything they can to make sure the memory of Sergeant Maxwell Dorley lives on, but one family in Providence does not have to go further than their front door to see the impact he left
Today saw a tragedy for former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci. Buddy works for ABC6, as well as WPRO Radio. His daughter, Nicole, was found dead this morning at an apartment on Federal Hill. Buddy
There have been 10 Providence Police officers killed in the line of duty. In addition to Sgt. Dorley, the most recent is the death of Detective Sergeant James Allen. Seven years ago, almost to the day
The embattled town administrator of Charlestown, has resigned. Sources tell ABC 6 that the controversial administrator Charles DiLibero quit, instead of being fired.Last Fall, ABC 6 broke the story of
A tragic day for the Providence Police Department as one of its officers is killed in the line of duty. Officer Max Dorley was on his way to a call in Providence this morning when he crashed into a utility
At least one political candidate is spending some money in Rhode Island. Ron Paul will not only be here in person, but sources tell ABC-6 that Paul is spending ten thousands dollars on broadcast commercials
The rally was the first time that Paul had visited Rhode Island during the 2012 election cycle, and came less than a week before the state's primary.
A convicted child killer is set to go before the parole board today. 57-year-old Walter Perry is convicted of second-degree murder for the 1984 beating death of two-year-old Leah Perry.Perry received a
With just one week before the Rhode Island presidential primary, The Ocean State is starting to see more of the candidates. There are a total of five primaries next Tuesday and the candidates can't
Tensions are so high over a casino proposal in Foxboro that one man in town who wants the casino threatened the life of a selectman who voted against it. Michael Viscardi, 40, of Foxboro, was arraigned
The City of Pawtucket may soon be sharing services with two other cash strapped cities- Central Falls and East Providence. Governor Chafee has agreed to form a panel to consider the plan that would
Cervelo representatives flew in from Toronto Monday morning to try and find out if the bike their company made, and later recalled, is the reason why 58-year-old Gary Lanoue is no longer alive. "It's
The problem of teenage drinking has been around for decades. It was perhaps underscored again this week when Governor Chafee's 18-year old son was accused of trying to buy alcohol. There are teens trying
People in Middletown are on high alert after a package filled with black powder showed up in a mailbox. Police say the substance turned out to be harmless, but the man who received it is still concerned
The Pawtucket Animal Shelter got a generous donation today... from the family a 100-year-old woman who recently passed away. It was a home away for home for former school teacher Selena Caidin who
Our very own morning meteorologist, Steve Cascione, just got a sandwich named after him. It's called the "Steve Cascione." Geoff's Superlative Sandwiches on Benefit street in Providence serves
Police are investigating a threatening letter sent to the student at the center of the Cranston Prayer Banner controversy. Jessica Ahlquist posted the letter on her public Twitter account. Ahlquist says
After one of the warmest and driest winters on record, farmers are in desperate need of some rain. Their fields are cracked, and the soil is too dry to plant. Mike Pezza of Pezza Farms in Johnston says
The note contains numerous threats directed towards Jessica Ahlquist, the Cranston teen who successfully sued to have a prayer banner removed from Cranston West. A month and a half passed before the Ahlquist family reported the note to police.
A warm reception greeted Mitt Romney on his first campaign stop in Rhode Island. He launched right in to attack President Obama. First, the economy. "I think when we hear the president say he wants
"This is the overflow room. Oh, my goodness." Before the Town Hall Meeting, Mitt Romney greeted those who couldn't get in with an impromptu speech. "It's not that the liberals are ignorant.
Republican congressional candidate Brendan Doherty says Congressman David Cicilline's statement during the 2010 campaign was made for political gain, and he says his apology now, is being made for the
In the last month, three people in Southern New England have been killed in bike accidents. THe most recent in Rehoboth involved a man riding a bike that had been recalled. Cycle experts are weighing in
BOSTON (AP) - Authorities have told the family of a missing Boston College student that a body found in a reservoir near campusis him.Family friend Genoveva Tavera tells The Associated Press thatpolice
Mitt Romney has been criss-crossing the nation on his Presidential bid, but the former Massachusetts Governor finally stops in the neighboring Ocean State. Romeny will hold a town hall meeting at
City leaders in Woonsocket are taking every opportunity they can to avoid bankruptcy. The latest effort, applying for a national arts grant. But if they land the grant, the money could not be spent on
Residents try and save what's left of their homes today, after a fire tore through an apartment complex in North Dartmouth. Some people were able to salvage a few things, while others weren't so lucky.In
A threatening essay at East Greenwich High School has parents on high alert. The sophomore who wrote it detailed step by step how he would shoot up the school. The essay was handed in late last month.
Friends and family are remembering a Mansfield teen tonight... who was killed in a crash over the weekend. 16-year-old Michaela Smith died when her car rolled over on route 1-40 early Saturday morning
We've all seen it a million times, you are driving behind a car and all of a sudden a dog pops his head out the window, or maybe you are passing a car and you see a dog right in the drivers lap. Now,
A technician who worked for the North Providence Fire Department will soon be collecting a firefighters pension. The worker was injured on the job in 2006, and had been collecting the same benefits as
The family of Thomas Andrews, 46, of West Warwick, was back on scene today where their loved one burned to death in a fire at a homeless encampment. They were trying to salvage anything they could to remember
An historic farmhouse in North Attleboro is being readied for a big move. Terri and Craig rosenthal are planning to move the house piece-by-piece from its current location to Purcellville, Virginia- where
It's a sound usually heard during the December holiday season, Salvation Army kettles were out in Cumberland and Lincoln looking for donations. Officials say there's a reason for the collections in the
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - West Warwick police say a 46-year-old man was killed and a 48-year-old man badly injured when a makeshift shelter in a wooded area caught fire. Firefighters responded Thursday
Right now there are no laws in Rhode Island or Massachusetts that regulate the scrap metal business. Which makes it easy for thieves to cash in on stolen metals, and with no way of tracking them, there's
A body found in a backyard in Providence earlier this week has now been positively identified as Joseph Webster. The autistic 19-year-old from Worcester has been missing for three weeks. James Howze, 19,
Commuters along i-95 and route 4 may soon be getting a break. The new fifty-million Wickford junction train station in North Kingstown,built by RIDOT and private developers, will provide commuters with
Twelve freshmen at Scituate High School are hard at work converting an old gas running truck into an electric vehicle. The students elected to take the class and most have no mechanical experience but
Almost one-hundred people have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak nationwide- four of those people are in Rhode island- the FDA says it may be related to sushi. the FDA says the food-borne illness
The winner of the 60-million dollar Powerball jackpot who planned to collect her prize Tuesday was a no show at the last minute. Kathleen Last a woman in her 50's from Smithfield won the March 7th
Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio appeared at the traffic tribunal in Cranston Tuesday afternoon. He pleaded no contest to charges that he refused to take a blood-alcohol test
About 50 tombstones have been knocked over at the Walnut Hill Cemetery in Pawtucket in the last two days. The latest happened early Monday morning, and now police say, it was all the work of a disgruntled
A body found in the backyard of an abandoned Providence home, is believed to be that of a missing autistic teen from Worcester. A cadaver dog from The Rhode Island State Police helped find the body of
The Woonsocket City Council voted 6-to-1 Monday to enact a 13% supplemental property tax in addition to what people are already paying this year. Woonsocket is facing a $10 million deficit. City
Almost as memorable as your wedding day, is how you got engaged. With social media, those stories are changing. One Massachusetts man used Facebook to propose to his girlfriend, and she said yes! The
Sergeant Dennis Weichel of Pawtucket captured the national spotlight because he died trying to save an innocent Afghan boy. The hero was buried Monday, honored by family, friends and strangers. "He was
Cities and towns in Rhode island are sounding the alarm.The city of Pawtucket wants to take the drastic measure of cutting excessive overtime for firefighters. The firefighters overtime budget is 2.5
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