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Britain's Prince Harry to keynote Mandela day UN celebration
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“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college.
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#BREAKIN
@RIHouseofReps
has passed a bill to raise the age to buy a firearm or ammunition in the state to 21.
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.
@KellyBatesRI
, a name you know and trust, is back on the air starting tomorrow on
@ABC6
. Tune in for your local forecast with a personal touch at 6 & 11pm.
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An incredible shot taken by an ABC 6 New viewer of violent waves hitting the Sakonnet Point Lighthouse from Lloyd's Beach in Little Compton during today's storm. (Photo credit: Armin Kososki)
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#New
: The Lifespan Cancer Institute will release the results of a vaccine trial for aggressive brain cancer.
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Reality television star and motorcyclist Jesse James took to social media Friday to help locate a missing dog.
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Secretary of Massachusetts Veterans’ Services, Francisco Urena, resigned Wednesday morning ahead of investigation results of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. 76 residents lost their lives during the COVID-19 outbreak while living in the home.
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#Update
: Despite losing his position at the State House, Sanchez told ABC 6 that he can sleep at night, knowing his opinion is valued by constituents and Rhode Island residents who may share similar beliefs.
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State Rep. Megan Cotter said self checkout lanes are a means to transfer work from paid employees to unpaid customers. ABC6 spoke with Cotter on why she's proposing a bill to limit self checkout in the Ocean State.
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#Watch
: ABC 6's
@danielcoates_6
speaks with
@shannonrwatts
, co-founder of
@MomsDemand
, on the decade long fight to pass gun legislation in Rhode Island.
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They received 230 donations and raised just shy of $7,000 so far.
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#BREAKING
: ABC6 Sports has confirmed that Archie Miller will be the next head coach for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team.
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A heartfelt congratulations from
@ABC6
to our own
@KenBellABC6
, who will be retiring at the end of July. Ken, we will miss you immensely!
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A four-year-old Chepachet boy with Leukemia got his Christmas wish this year – he was found a bone marrow match.
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“It’s an honor to be here” Meteorologist
@KellyBatesRI
returns to Southern New England airwaves
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Watch Kelly Bates' new series "Scientifically Speaking" starting Tonight at 5pm. Kelly takes you around southern New England exploring science, technology and nature and how it all applies to you.
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#Watch
: While 200,000 fans are expected to attend the
@taylorswift13
concert this weekend at
@GilletteStadium
in Foxborough, some Swifties showed up early this morning to buy tour swag.
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Providence police served a South Providence nightclub with a cease and desist order Sunday night, after earlier observing nearly 400 people packed inside, dancing, and disobeying social distancing guidelines.
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Ed Cooley was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year on Sunday morning.
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A name we know and trust returns to the Southern New England airwaves. Two-time Emmy nominated meteorologist
@KellyBatesRI
joins the ABC 6 StormTrackers team as weekend weather forecaster!
Who's ready for the way back machine! I could sell paint with that hair. Seriously, I am so grateful to be home
@ABC6
<3
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Judge Frank Caprio will be inducted into the Providence Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame.
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A Providence teacher is calling on Rhode Island lawmakers to investigate Providence Public Schools’ handling of race and diversity lessons.
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#Breaking
: The case against Bryant University head basketball coach Jared Grasso in an alleged hit-and-run was dismissed, according to online court records.
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Brown University's EJ Perry hopes to be the first Ivy League QB drafted since 2005. Thursday at 6, ABC6 Sports Director Nick Coit sits down with the Bears' record-setting signal caller ahead of the NFL draft.
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Rhode Island state Rep. Enrique Sanchez introduced a bill that would reverse the decision to close three Providence schools.
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NY prosecutors request testimony from Prince Andrew for Jeffrey Epstein investigation
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Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange's 'health is really deteriorating'
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Andrew Yang to voters: It's OK to go with a non-establishment candidate
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#Watch
: A viewer shared video of the
@ProvidenceRIPD
taking 19-year-old Kevin Giron into custody after he reportedly murdered another teen at a Providence park.
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Rhode Island Pride Fest and Illuminated Night Parade starts tomorrow at 12pm and ABC6 is a proud sponsor. Our very own Meteorologist Kelly Bates will be an emcee at the event so come on by the 46th annual celebration at an event we can all take pride in.
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At least 50 dead as tornadoes devastate Kentucky
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TRANSCRIPT: Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb on 'The Investigation'
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Sports Director Nick Coit celebrated his ten-year anniversary with the ABC 6 sports department on Tuesday.
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.
@BernieSanders
says
@AaronRegunberg
will fight for the working class people of America if elected to Congress.
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.
@GovDanMcKee
is set to sign legislation today that will mark Juneteenth as an official state holiday in Rhode Island.
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A Connecticut Navy mechanic pleaded guilty to federal charges of producing child pornography-- prosecutors are seeking a 210-year sentence.
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General Teamsters Local 251 announced Sunday, workers from
@risd
will begin an open-ended strike starting April 3.
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.
@KellyBatesRI
Forecast: Dry and comfortable tonight, more clouds with chance of a spot shower Sunday
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Mike Kennedy lost his life in today’s 9-alarm fire on Beacon St. He served 6 ½ years as a FF.
#RIPMikeKennedy
http://t.co/qVJdBGFIBm
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In a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as the annual Munich Security Conference got underway, Harris thanked the alliance for “all that you have done” throughout the crisis.
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TONIGHT ON
@ABC6
: Ahead of
@CFRI1834
's Investing in Our Children Luncheon,
@DScanlonABC6
speaks with
@CoachCooleyPC
, who's a speaker at the event, about growing up in Providence and his path to success.
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We want to congratulate our very own
@ReporterTiffany
for being inducted into the Creston High School Hall of Fame! Tiffany went back home to Iowa this weekend to accept the honor for her significant contribution to her alma mater.
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Over 100 officers from the Worcester Police Department showed up to watch Officer Manny Familia's son play baseball on Sunday morning, just two days after his father's passing.
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#Breaking
: Rhode Island's new professional soccer team (
@RhodeIslandFC
) has picked their home for their inaugural season -- months after searching for a temporarily location.
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A heavy police presence was seen Wednesday morning at the Carlton Reserve in Venice, about 20 miles from the Laundrie home in North Port.
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"Hi, Providence, Rhode Island!" are you ready to die of laughter this weekend?
@ABC6
catches up with award-winning comedian
@iliza
, who's bringing her tour, "Iliza Shlesinger: Back in Action Tour" to the
@ProvPacRI
on Saturday!
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Shouldn't he be in Atlanta? Meet the
@UMassDwbkb
Coach who looks an awful lot like
@RamsNFL
coach Sean McVay. Why this doppelganger at
@UMassD
is still rooting for the
@Patriots
.
@DScanlonABC6
connects you with the story.
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.
@HendrickenHawks
alum
@OfficialKwity
will be the first Rhode Islander taken in the first round of the NFL draft since the 1930’s.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Woonasquatucket River greenway project groundbreaking.
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ABC 6's
@yannitragellis
reports the class of 2027 is the largest class enrolled in
@ProvidenceCol
history, with 1,205 students enrolled from across the country and internationally.
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#Watch
: The
@Cranstonpolice
Department shared bodycam footage of councilman Matthew Reilly when police said they found him in possession of crack cocaine.
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Residents living in a Florida town got an early Fourth of July show when a neighbor yelled fireworks noises late into the night.
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Massachusetts police responding to group of armed men claiming to not recognize laws
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Bristol County Sheriff offers to send inmates to build Trump's wall
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Brown University announced a $20 million donation that will provide military veterans with full scholarships to the Ivy League school.
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Fred aims for Florida Panhandle, Tropical Storm Grace targets Puerto Rico and Haiti
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Monday was a special day for the
@ABC6
newsroom, as anchor
@JDeLucaABC6
celebrated 25 years with WLNE.
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TONIGHT at 5, ABC6's Kelly Bates shows us a species of rattlesnake native to New England, hunted to near extinction, and not seen in the wild in Rhode Island in over 50 years.
Watch
#ScientificallySpeaking
, TONIGHT at 5.
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A Tiverton restaurant posted a Facebook photo Friday that had a picture of Anne Frank with the caption “It’s Hotter than an oven out there…. And I should know!” with an “
#Ohboy
” to go along with it.
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Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi and his family are kicking off the holiday season on Friday, by sharing their annual Christmas light display at his home in the city.
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Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. A study published Monday suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those who don’t have such weapons at home.
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Portsmouth's Chris Herren Takes Lessons From Father Chris On & Off The Court (story by
@NickCoit
):
http://t.co/a3upohbQVD
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Friends of inspirational Foxboro teen Sam Berns want to create a memorial for him
http://t.co/eS9diIfn9h
http://t.co/4tL4UfkQxF
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Congratulations to ABC6 Sports Director Nick Coit
@NCoitABC6
, The 2018 RI Sportscaster of the Year for the second year in a row!
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It looks like Del's Lemonade (
@DelsLemonade
) and Narragansett beer (
@Gansettbeer
) are teaming up. Summer anyone?
http://t.co/0JfGS7I5b7
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"Exciting,"
@dsilvaPFD
tells
@NatalieNoury
. "Little bit of anxiousness, but in a good way because there's so many things I want to tackle."
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Dozens of members of an anti-mandate group, as well as a gubernatorial candidate, held a protest in Providence, blocking some of the city's roads on Saturday afternoon.
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#BREAKING
: A car went crashing off of I-195 East onto a neighborhood street in East Providence, according to the city's police department.
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Police have issued an
#amberalert
for 6-year-old Daniel Britt last seen in Woonsocket
http://t.co/3zcTdnN4PW
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The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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#BREAKING
: Cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled to death, a Wyoming coroner announced Tuesday.
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A confrontation between protesters and police continues in Providence following a large rally in support of an injured moped rider.
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Whalers Brewing Company announced it will help the reopening process and kick off Summer 2021 by donating a free keg of their award-winning American Pale Ale to every bar and restaurant in The Ocean State.
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Rhode Island’s governor has extended his executive orders requiring masks in schools and declaring a disaster emergency due to new COVID-19 variants.
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Fire crews are on the scene of 89 Belmont Avenue in Providence for a working fire
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#New
: Dr. Ashish Jha, former Covid response coordinator for The White House, has returned to
@BrownUniversity
to head the School of Public Health.
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AJ Quetta has returned to his home in North Providence after receiving treatment for a spinal cord injury that he suffered during a high school hockey game.
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U.S. Senate candidate
@McKay_Senate
called for Joshua Miller to resign from his Rhode Island General Assembly position.
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Merry Christmas Eve! We're seeing snowflakes come down at our ABC6 studios in Providence.
We want to see your pictures! Send us what you're seeing outside.❄️
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There's a new guy on the anchor desk! Good Morning Providence welcomes John Krinjak to the team, weekdays starting at 5am.
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