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By: News Staff news@abc6.com WESTERLY, R.I. — A Westerly school bus driver is accused of being under the influence while transporting members of a high school athletic team. The Westerly Sun reports the driver, 52-year-old Shelly Way will face a judge Wednesday. The alleged incident took place on December 13th. The paper reports she had a blood alcohol level of .15 nearly double the legal limit. The track coach noticed Way was driving erratically and got all 18 students of...
By: Rebecca Turco rturco@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. House GOP quickly backpedaled on a controversial decision to gut an ethics watchdog that oversees Congress. The representatives changed course Tuesday afternoon, after voting Monday night to restructure the Office of Congressional Ethics by putting the independent office under the control of a congressional committee. The decision set off a firestorm of bipartisan backlash. Even the president-elect himself weighed...
By News Staff news@abc6.com A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in Attleboro. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of North Main and Peck Streets around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon. The man was taken to Sturdy Hospital with life-threatening injuries before being transferred to Rhode Island Hospital. No car was found on scene, according to fire officials. (C) WLNE-TV 2017
Courtesy of the FBI.By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The FBI is once again seeking help from the public with an old Rhode Island cold case. On Monday, FBI posted a wanted poster for Adam Emory. Emory disappeared from the ocean state in December of 1993, and was found guilty of second-degree murder after a road rage incident in 1990. Emory was allowed to be released on bail until his formal sentencing, but then Emory's car was found on top of the Newport bridge he's never been found. ...
By News Staff news@abc6.com The young driver who live-streamed while driving on Route 6 in November before crashing will face a judge next week. 20-year-old Onasi Olio-Rojas is being charged with reckless driving and driving after his license was revoked. At times Olio-Rojas was going 114 miles per hour while weaving in and out of traffic, and it was all shown on his Facebook Live post. Eventually he slammed into a garbage truck on Route 6. He was previously arraigned from his h...
The first day of the 2017 session for the Rhode Island General Assembly bringing 16 new faces to the State House including 12 new State Representatives and 4 new State Senators. The start of the new session also coming with the re–election of House Speaker Nick Mattiello and Senate President Theresa Paiva Weed. On the House side, Speaker Mattiello laying out a hand–full of goals moving forward including; raising the minimum wage, expanding the estate tax exemption and do...
By News Staff news@abc6.com 4 adults and 1 child are without a place to stay Tuesday night after fire broke out inside their Providence home. Crews were called to N. Davis Street around 5:00 after a resident came home and saw smoke. Fire officials say no one was home at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. The fire began in the back bedroom, but investigators are still trying to determine how it started. The home sustained smoke and water damage, mostly in the rear...
By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 The hunt continues Tuesday for the escaped inmate from the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. Law enforcement officers from Massachusetts and Rhode Island are now trying to find James Morales and are turning to the public for help. "Today we are not going to discuss nor disclose any information about what we know,” said U.S. Marshal for Rhode Island Jamie Hainsworth in a press conference Tuesday. Officials were tight-...
By Ana Bottary @anabottary abottary@abc6.com As Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States on January 20th, a group from Bristol County, Massachusetts hope to join thousands from across the country in a protest march. "It started out being called the million woman march, we've become more conservative in predicting, if we get anything over 200,000 it will be just wonderful," says Carol Doherty, one of the trip organizers. Doherty is fr...
By News Staff news@abc6.com A North Kingstown man is facing charges in Richmond for throwing a large chunk of wood at a passing vehicle. 56-year-old Michael Pelrine allegedly told the people in the car that he did it because they were driving too fast through the neighborhood. Pelrine surrendered at the police station and is facing several charges including throwing articles at a moving vehicle and vandalism. © WLNE-TV 2017
By News Staff news@abc6.com Foster Police arrested the man they say robbed a gas station Monday. Police say 59-year-old Dwayne Courtemanche, of Glocester, used a nail gun to hold up the Star Petro on Danielson Pike. The incident was caught on camera, showing the suspect demanding money from the clerk. Courtemanche was arrested at the Glocester Motor Inn and appeared in court Tuesday. He was held on bail. © WLNE-TV 2017
By: News Staff news@abc6.com WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced Tuesday that there will be a public hearing regarding the sale of city water to Invenergy. The mayor says Invenergy has made an official offer to the city of Woonsocket to purchase water for their proposed power plant in Burrillville. “After less than one month of closed meetings with the administration and the newly appointed council, Representatives from Invenergy have made an official...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Former house majority leader John DeSimone has been tapped as the next solicitor for the city of Woonsocket. The mayor of Woonsocket, Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, announced the decision Tuesday morning saying he brings decades of legal experience to the job. “I am pleased to announce that after careful consideration, I am submitting to the City Council for approval, attorney John DeSimone as the next Solicitor for the City of Woon...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com FREETOWN, MASS. — A Freetown woman is dead following a car crash Friday night, and her friend is now being charged with a DUI, according to police. Police say 36-year-old Jennifer Bartlett was driving on Richmond Road when her car crossed into on-coming traffic, skidded off the road, and hit a tree. Bartlett was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers found another driver, 47-year-old Edward Benfeito, next to the vehicle intoxicated. Authorities...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A state legislature with one of the most lopsided Democratic majorities in the country is opening its 2017 session with the swearing-in of lawmakers and the election of a House speaker and Senate president. About 86 percent of Rhode Island lawmakers in the new General Assembly that convenes Tuesday are Democrats, though they don’t hold monolithic views. Several newcomers elected in November add to an informa...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Two Wyatt Detention Center security officers are on administrative leave pending the investigation into escaped inmate, according to Warden Daniel Martin. Martin told ABC6 News that detention center officials are looking into whether search procedures were followed on Saturday night, when 35-year-old James Walker Morales escaped. Police say Morales could be in Massachusetts. The car stolen by Morales was found in...
Courtesy of IFAWBy: News Staff news@abc6.com CAPE COD, M.A. - A difficult rescue off the coast of Cape Cod after ten dolphins were found stranded on land right before low tide set in. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was in Wellfleet Harbor on Sunday trying to get the group of dolphins back into deep water. Authorities say while racing against low tide, crews also battled the cold and heavy winds. It eventually took about ten people to move each dolphin from the mud into tru...
Courtesy of the Foster Police DepartmentBy: News Staff news@abc6.com FOSTER, R.I. - Police in foster is asking for your help after a robbery at a gas station on Monday. Authorities say it happened at Star Petro on Danielson Pike. The suspect demanded money while pointing what appeared to be a nail gun at the clerk. The suspect is described as around sixty years old and walks with a waddle. Police say it is believed the suspect drives a dark colored older model Chevrolet SUV with a Connecticut license plate. Anyone wi...
By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 The search for a missing Connecticut teen is off. Eighteen-year-old Todd Allen went missing a week ago and after days of extensive searching, police have come up empty handed. Allen was last seen on Monday after taking off on his dirt bike. Despite police calling off the official search, several volunteers continue to search on their own. "There's a lot of woods. I went out the other day and searched for four hours,” said ...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com CHARLESTON, S.C. - A hearing on the competency of Dylann Roof is over. It wasn't immediately clear what U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's determination would be. The judge heard about seven hours of testimony Monday in the hearing, which was closed to the public and the media. The...
Courtesy of the Freetown Police DepartmentBy: News Staff news@abc6.com FREETOWN, M.A. –Crews fought a blaze New Years Day when a tractor trailer caught fire outside Stop & Shop warehouse. According to the Freetown Fire Department, officers responded to an alarm activation at the Stop & Shop Distribution Center. Upon arrival, crews discovered a trailer up in flames with the fire extending into the warehouse through a loading dock. Authorities say the sprinkler system had activated and helped keep the fire fr...
The new year brings new laws to the Ocean State. For one it's now legal to grow hemp in Rhode Island. The law allows people to get a state license to grow hemp for clothing, oil, food, and fuel. State Representative Joe McNamara says it's a $620 million industry in the U.S. "Unfortunately due to the lack in industrial hemp available, we have had to import that from Canada and China to create these products. So, it gives our farmers in Rhode Island another option to produce...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com CRANSTON, R.I. - Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will be sworn in for his fourth and final term leading the state's third-largest city. The Republican mayor is term-limited and will take his final oath of office Monday evening at Cranston High School West. Fung was first elected in 2008. He served two 2-...
Courtesy of the Warwick Police DepartmentBy: News Staff news@abc6.com WARWICK, R.I. – Warwick Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects from two separate cases of larceny. According to police, the first incident occurred on November 17th, 2016, at the Macy’s in the Warwick Mall. Surveillance footage showed two women enter the store with a male, and proceed to load bags with around $2,000 worth of Polo merchandise. Police say all three then left the store in a black vehicle with...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com METHUEN, M.A. -Authorities in Massachusetts say a 10-month-old baby had to be revived twice after she was exposed to fentanyl. Police arrived at the Methuen residence shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a child not breathing. First responders took the child to ...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com DARTMOUTH, MASS. — A Dartmouth man has been arrested for stealing his friend’s car on New Year’s Day, according to police. Authorities say 20-year-old Kodie Lefevre assaulted his 18-year-old friend and then took off with his Volkswagen Sunday night. Officials say the 18-year-old, who owned the Volkswagen, reported that while he was driving with Lefevre, the 20-year-old assaulted him and took over the car without permission. Pol...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained eight people in connection with the Istanbul nightclub attack. Anadolu Agency says that the eight have been taken into custody by Istanbul anti-terrorism squads and they are being questioned at Istanbul’s main police headquarters. The gunman, who escaped after carrying out the attack, wasn’t among the eight. The Islamic State group has claimed re...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Clark Productions is hitting back against Mariah Carey’s claim it sabotaged her live performance on its “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special. Carey’s disaster during the annual New Year’s Eve special made international headlines: The superstar vocally stumbled through her short set in Times Square, failing to sing for most of it despite a pre-recorded track of her songs playing i...
By Kirsten Glavin Kglavin@abc6.com @kirstenglavin NEWPORT, RI – Bathing suits and bare feet… but no cold feet. Swarms of dare devils took over Newport's Easton Beach on Sunday, for a New Years Day swim in the bitter cold, North Atlantic Ocean waters. "At first I said no, and then I was like wait, I want do it,” said Erin Smith, 9, of Middletown. "I'm a little terrified because I’m freezing like crazy, and I'm starting to wish I brough...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Police say 13 people suspected of drunken or impaired driving were arrested in Rhode Island during the New Year's Eve holiday. The Rhode Island Impaired Driving Enforcement Task Force conducted highway patrols on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The task force is comprised of officers from several law enforcement agencies and the Rhode Island State Police. Officers arrested 13 suspected impaired drivers, inclu...
By News Staff news@abc6.com The iconic Silver Top Diner in Pawtucket is hitting the road next week – its first step to being refurbished and functioning again. On Wednesday, the diner will be moving from its current location on Middle St. in Pawtucket to Dean Warehouse off Plainfield Pike in Cranston, where it will remain until it’s rehabbed. To get to its new temporary home, the diner will be taken from Pawtucket up to Route 95 and then onto 295 South, all the way to ...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The state's faith leaders are calling on elected officials to pass legislation in the new legislative session that will ensure Rhode Island residents are provided pathways out of poverty. The session begins Tuesday. On Wednesday, the General Assembly's first full working day, faith leaders plan to march to the State House and hold a vigil inside at 3 p.m. They're calling it ``fighting poverty with faith.'' They say D...
By Kirsten Glavin kglavin@abc6.com @kirstenglavin PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to streamline business in Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza has stated he is hiring an outside auditor to evaluate the often criticized Board of Licenses. "What this audit is about, is taking the opportunity to improve the process and the department even more," the Mayor told ABC6 News. Elorza is now taking action after the city council released a report in September, which criticized how...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com STERLING, C.T. - Environmental officials along with family and friends are resuming the search for 18-year-old Todd Allen in Connecticut on Thursday. Authorities say Allen went missing near the Rhode Island and Connecticut border earlier this week. His family says the teen was last seen riding his red dirt bike Monday afternoon. Allen reportedly texted a friend saying he fell off his bike and was hurt, but he hasn’t been heard from since. Frien...
By: New Staff news@abc6.com NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — A New Bedford man was transported to the hospital after he was shot in the head Tuesday night, according to police. Officials responded to 51 Tallman Street around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was shot in the right temple and taken to St. Luke’s Hospital. A suspect is not in custody at this time. Authorities are still investigating the incident. ©WLNE-TV / ABC6 2016
By Ana Bottary abottary@abc6.com @anabottary PROVIDENCE- Enna Donoso saw her life flash before her eyes, during her run-in with a carjacker this week in Providence. "The only thing I say in my mind, I say this is my last minute for me," she says. The incident began here at citizens bank on Hartford Ave. Donoso deposited money into the ATM around 7 o'clock Wednesday night. When the 61-year-old returned to her car she realized she was not alone. "I was s...
Courtesy of Valentine IamartinoBy: News Staff news@abc6.com THOMPSON, C.T. - A historic Connecticut church went up in flames for the second time in its history Wednesday night. The 'Thompson Congregational Church' located not far from the Rhode Island border caught fire around 10:00 p.m. Crews reported heavy flames pouring out of the steeple. The 2-alarm fire was brought under control around 1:30 am, but not before a firefighter had to be treated for minor injures. The church had previously survived another f...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com HARTFORD, C.T. - A divided Connecticut Supreme Court has reinstated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, rejecting a lower court ruling that his trial lawyer didn't adquately represent him. The state's highest court on Friday released its 4-3 ruling. Skakel's lawyer sa...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A plan to eliminate free passes for low-income disabled and elderly passengers on Rhode Island's public bus system has been delayed by a month. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's free pass program was supposed to end Sunday, but agency officials say the delay gives riders time to adjust after the holiday season.
Gov. Charlie BakerBy: The Associated Press news@abc6.com BOSTON, M.A. - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill aimed at delaying the opening of marijuana shops by six months. An aide to the Republican said Baker shares the desire of state lawmakers to thoroughly prepare for launching a new industry aimed at distributing a controlled substance. ...
Gov. Gina RaimondoBy: The Associated Press news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is losing one of her closest advisers and hiring a new top aide from the Obama administration. The Democratic governor's office said Friday that Matt Bucci is stepping down at the end of January to take a job with Los Angeles-based global infrastructure firm AECOM. Bucci has been a special...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com The Massachusetts Department of Transportation advises travelers to take advantage of the free service offered on New Years Eve after 8 p.m. Highway Administrator Thomas J. Tinlin said: “Drivers should use our technology tools including mass511 and our online real-time information when they plan their trips. “Most importantly for a driver’s safety and the safety of the traveling public there should be no drinking and driving. De...
Courtesy of Providence PoliceBy: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Cranston man once considered one of Rhode Island’s ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives is set to face a judge Friday for attempted murder and assault earlier this month. Police breathed a huge sigh of relief now that Alberto Rivera is back in custody as they described him as an extremely dangerous criminal. Rivera was on the run for several weeks before police caught up with him in Massachusetts just before Christmas an...
Two masked intruders dressed in black with ski masks covering their faces are said to have forced their way into a Gallup Street apartment in Providence right around 8:45 Thursday night. The home invasion is under investigation by Providence Police who tell us they are searching for the suspects. "It's scary. Now, it's going to make me lock my doors more,” said a neighbor. That same woman telling ABC 6 News that she noticed the police activity Thursday night. "I ju...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An East Providence road reopened this noon time after reports of a suspicious package early Friday morning. Police said an employee of ‘Shamrock Financial’ on 75 Newman Avenue in East Providence was approached by an unknown male and handed a large package that was wrapped in camouflage wrapping. Authorities says the male said, “This is from a friend of a friend” and handed the package to the e...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com SMITHFIELD, R.I. - A young girl was rushed to Hasbro Children's Hospital after being pulled from a hotel pool after she was found face down in the water Thursday evening. Fire officials told ABC6 News that little girl around 7-years-old was pulled from the pool at the Holiday Inn Express on Douglas Pike. Authorities say CPR was performed immediately on scene and that the little girl was revived at the Smithfield hotel. At this time police are not sure...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com JOHNSTON, R.I. — A Citizens Bank inside the Stop and Shop on 11 Commerce Way in Johnston was robbed Friday afternoon, according to police. Authorities say a man passed a note to the teller demanding money and threatening he had a handgun. Police are looking for a skinny male a tan jacket, black gloves, a black scarf covering his face and a red, white, and black beanie hat with a Spiderman logo. No weapon was shown and the man fled on foot in an ...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but said Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats. U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. 35 Russian diplomats were ordered to l...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Many will be ringing in the New Year Saturday night, and police want to make sure those celebrating get home safe. Officers across the Rhode Island will be cracking down on drunk drivers. Members of the Rhode Island DUI Task Force will be announcing safety plans Friday morning. Last week, police made four DUI arrests in just one night leading up to Christmas. ©WLNE-TV / ABC6
By: News Staff news@abc6.com BOSTON, MASS. — Following reports of potential terror attacks at New Year’s Eve celebrations, police across the country are taking necessary precautions. In Boston, officers say they will put up more barriers to protect crowds around Copley Square. This will help secure the area from truck attacks similar to those in Berlin and Nice. “It’s sad that we have to do this stuff, but it’s the reality of what’s happening n...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Fire Department responded to a house fire on 342 Hawkins Street in Providence Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say a man in his 30s was taken to the hospital with severe life-threatening burns. Another man who was up stairs was able to escape the burning home. ABC6 News has a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest details as they become available. @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/xjCaCPWpiE — Alana Cerr...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Firefighters battled a 2nd-alarm fire in North Providence Thursday morning. Fire crews knocked the flames down about an hour ago, but when crews arrived to Allendale Avenue, the house was completely engulfed in flames. The North Providence Fire Department was called in just after 3 a.m. Thursday morning to fight the fire. Officials tell ABC6 News that the house was vacant and that no one was in the house when...
Providence- A trip to the ATM took a dangerous turn for one woman in Providence Wednesday. After depositing money into this Citizens Bank ATM on Hartford Avenue, the 61 year old returned to her car. That's when a man, who was hiding in the back seat of the car grabbed her by the hair, pointed a metal object to her head and said "don't say anything." He ordered her to withdraw $500 from her account when she told him she only had $400 he settled for that. Once the
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com ALBANY, N.Y. - Millions of workers across the U.S. will see their pay increase as 19 states bump up their minimum wages as the new year begins. California, New York and Michigan are among the states with increases taking effect Saturday or Sunday. Massachusetts and Washington state wil...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com WORCESTER, M.A - A Worcester man has been sentenced to a year of probation after being convicted of gouging a police officer in the eye. Jones Appiah was convicted of assault and battery on a police officer and sentenced on Wednesday. The 31-year-old represented himself during a jury-waived trial on Tuesday. &nb...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com BROOKLINE, M.A. - Police have arrested a man they say pretended to be a heating and air conditioning system maintenance worker so he could gain access to several Brookline businesses and steal from employees. Police say 32-year-old Anthony Binsfield, of Duxbury, was arrested Wednesday after he went into a Panera restaurant but was turned away by an employee. That worker called police, who found...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com FALL RIVER, MASS. — A Fire caused a serious damage to a multi-family home in Fall River Thursday morning. The incident occurred on Shawmut Street at approximately 9 a.m. Thursday. Most of the fire was inside the frame work, which created a challenge for fire crews as it traveled up the walls. There is no word yet on if the families will be allowed back in at this time. ©WLNE-TV / ABC6 2016
By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More changes are coming to Route 95 in Providence after major construction and traffic problems on the Southbound side this fall. RIDOT is now shifting their focus to the Northbound side. Traffic jams are constant headache in the capital city, but RIDOT officials are now taking aim at the biggest bottleneck in Providence. An issue for years, RIDOT has scrapped original plans to merely replace the crumbling 1-95 North Viaduct an...
By: ABC6 News Staff news@abc6.com Reporting By: Melissa Randall mrandall@abc6.com @MRandallABC6 Watching Austin Prario as he trains for his first Boston Marathon you'd never know the Burrillville teen only has 3 functioning chambers in his heart. It’s a condition called double inlet, single left ventricle with transposition of the greater arteries. “If I have this shirt on you have no idea that I have a heart condition. I'm must like every body else. That's what I&rs...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com FALMOUTH, MASS. — The Falmouth community will say goodbye to one of the high school hockey players that was killed in a car accident just before Christmas. A wake for 17-year-old Owen Higgins will be held Thursday afternoon. Higgins and fellow hockey star James Lavin were killed when their car crashed after leaving practice. Lavin was pronounced dead at the scene. Higgins was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he later died. Since the accide...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com East Providence, R.I. - James Stevens, 29, of Providence, was arrested in El Paso, Texas, for the murder of Jasper Williams, according to the East Providence Police Department. Stevens allegedly stabbed Williams, 24, on December 10th outside of his Lyons Avenue home. The press release stated that members of the East Providence Detective Division will be heading to El Paso to continue to investigate and work with Texas authorities. Stevens will ...
By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com LOS ANGELES, C.A. - Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic “Singin' in the Rain,'' has died. She was 84. Her son, Todd Fisher, said Reynolds died Wednesday, a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who was 60. “She's now with Carrie and we're all heartbroken,'' Fisher said from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where his mother was taken by ambulance earlier Wednesday. He said the stress of his sister's death “was...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A nineteen year old pizza delivery driver was stabbed Wednesday morning after being robbed. The driver was delivering pizza from Vasilio’s Pizza on Atwells Avenue to the Cathedral Square Apartments just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to a police report, three suspects approached him on his way out of the building. The suspects demanded money, punched the victim, and stabbed him in the back. The suspects on...
By: News Staff news@abc6.com CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Two Wyatt Detention Center security officers are on administrative leave pending the investigation into escaped inmate, according to Warden Daniel Martin. Martin told ABC6 News that detention center officials are looking into whether search procedures were followed on Saturday night, when 35-year-old James Walker Morales escaped. Police say Morales could be in Massachusetts. The car stolen by Morales was found in...
More >>By: News Staff news@abc6.com CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Two Wyatt Detention Center security officers are on administrative leave pending the investigation into escaped inmate, according to Warden Daniel Martin. Martin told ABC6 News that detention center officials are looking into whether search procedures were followed on Saturday night, when 35-year-old James Walker Morales escaped. Police say Morales could be in Massachusetts. The car stolen by Morales was found in...
More >>By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The FBI is once again seeking help from the public with an old Rhode Island cold case. On Monday, FBI posted a wanted poster for Adam Emory. Emory disappeared from the ocean state in December of 1993, and was found guilty of second-degree murder after a road rage incident in 1990. Emory was allowed to be released on bail until his formal sentencing, but then Emory's car was found on top of the Newport bridge he's never been found. ...
More >>By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The FBI is once again seeking help from the public with an old Rhode Island cold case. On Monday, FBI posted a wanted poster for Adam Emory. Emory disappeared from the ocean state in December of 1993, and was found guilty of second-degree murder after a road rage incident in 1990. Emory was allowed to be released on bail until his formal sentencing, but then Emory's car was found on top of the Newport bridge he's never been found. ...
More >>By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Fire Department responded to a house fire on 342 Hawkins Street in Providence Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say a man in his 30s was taken to the hospital with severe life-threatening burns. Another man who was up stairs was able to escape the burning home. ABC6 News has a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest details as they become available. @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/xjCaCPWpiE — Alana Cerr...
More >>By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Fire Department responded to a house fire on 342 Hawkins Street in Providence Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say a man in his 30s was taken to the hospital with severe life-threatening burns. Another man who was up stairs was able to escape the burning home. ABC6 News has a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest details as they become available. @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/xjCaCPWpiE — Alana Cerr...
More >>By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com METHUEN, M.A. -Authorities in Massachusetts say a 10-month-old baby had to be revived twice after she was exposed to fentanyl. Police arrived at the Methuen residence shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a child not breathing. First responders took the child to ...
More >>By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com METHUEN, M.A. -Authorities in Massachusetts say a 10-month-old baby had to be revived twice after she was exposed to fentanyl. Police arrived at the Methuen residence shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a child not breathing. First responders took the child to ...
More >>The Patriots hammered the Jets at Gillette, 41 to 3. The Pats push their record to 13 and 2 heading into the regular season finale next Sunday at Miami. ABC6 Sports reporter Nick Coit has the locker room report.
More >>The Patriots hammered the Jets at Gillette, 41 to 3. The Pats push their record to 13 and 2 heading into the regular season finale next Sunday at Miami. ABC6 Sports reporter Nick Coit has the locker room report.
More >>By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com EASTON, Mass. (AP) _ Three people have been killed in a crash in Easton. Police have identified the victims on Saturday as 58-year-old William Fleming, his son, 17-year-old Robert Fleming, both of Easton, and 17-year-old Kayleigh Desrosiers, of Halifax. Two sport utility vehicles collided head-on Friday night on Route 123 in Easton. Police say William Fleming crossed the center line and hit the other vehicle around 6 p.m. William Fleming and...
More >>By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com EASTON, Mass. (AP) _ Three people have been killed in a crash in Easton. Police have identified the victims on Saturday as 58-year-old William Fleming, his son, 17-year-old Robert Fleming, both of Easton, and 17-year-old Kayleigh Desrosiers, of Halifax. Two sport utility vehicles collided head-on Friday night on Route 123 in Easton. Police say William Fleming crossed the center line and hit the other vehicle around 6 p.m. William Fleming and...
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