Ryan Medeiros

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — North Kingstown High School honored former football Coach Joe Gilmartin Friday night after he died in a tragic accident on Oct. 14. His former assistant, Head Coach Dave Giorgi, said Gilmartin would leave a lasting impact on the program. “He was the most kindest individual that you would ever meet,” Giorgi said. “Most people thought...

The Fall River Educator's Association rallies outside of Durfee High School. (WLNE)

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — Police established a crime scene at the Hampton Inn on Draper Avenue in North Attleborough Monday evening. ABC 6 News crew at the scene reported seeing a patient taken away in an ambulance in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn, as well as police searching the area with dogs. Crime scene tape was blocking...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A local man’s career with Hasbro Inc. is coming to an end after 25 years. John Warden, a former director of design at Hasbro, was one of the 100 employees laid off on Wednesday, and said they “were all kind of blindsided.” Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks has cited “operational streamlining” as the reason for the cuts,...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The FBI is investigating after hundreds of ballots were destroyed from fires set in ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon on Monday.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The education commissioner of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that Parker Elementary School in New Bedford is exiting receivership. Previously considered an “underperforming” school, Parker Elementary is back under local leadership after the state found significant improvement to student test scores. “It’s very welcome news,” New Bedford Public Schools Superintendent Andrew O’Leary said. “It’s a real credit...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Governor Dan McKee responded Wednesday to the findings of an investigation into an education contract awarded by his administration. Attorney General Peter Neronha’s outlined the results of the investigation Wednesday, saying he found McKee steered the contract to ILO against the findings of a state review team, but there was no evidence to justify a prosecution....

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WLNE) — The owner of The Conjuring House was arrested Monday night after allegedly driving under the influence and fleeing a traffic stop.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island’s governor and attorney general exchanging insults after the results of the ILO investigation were released on Oct. 30. “I’m happy to say that today is a good day for Rhode Island,” Gov. Dan McKee said. “For more than three years my office has been operating professionally and effectively while under the cloud of allegations...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) — It was a not-so-happy Halloween for some trick-or-treaters in Smithfield after police said they were called for reports of a man in a clown suit scaring children in a small neighborhood. The Smithfield Police Department said officers were called to Willow Road on Oct. 31 for a report of two people in clown masks in a...