Shaun Towne

4 days ago | wpri.com | Leah Crowley |Shaun Towne |Joe Cortese

(WPRI) - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has issued an Air Quality Alert for Tuesday due to elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone. The DEM predicts that ozone, a major component of smog, will reach unhealthy levels statewide during the afternoon and into the late evening. The agency expects the highest ozone readings will be found in the southern areas of the state.

4 days ago | wpri.com | Leah Crowley |Shaun Towne |Joe Cortese

(WPRI) - An extreme heat advisory is in effect through Tuesday, with feel-like temperatures expected to top 100 degrees in much of our area. It's important not to underestimate the dangers of hot weather. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 700 people die from the extreme heat in the United States every year.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Shaun Towne

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Summer officially begins on Friday, but it'll feel like it's already here when you step outside Thursday afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. for Providence County and northern Bristol County, Massachusetts, with feel-like temperatures of 95-100 degrees expected, along with high humidity. There's also a slight chance of a strong, isolated thunderstorm after 6 p.m. in northern Rhode Island.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Shaun Towne

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - As we head into summer, the city of Providence will once again be offering ways for people to cool down and for children to get nutritious meals at no cost. On Wednesday, Mayor Brett Smiley and other city leaders announced when public pools, water parks and meal sites will open this year, and also highlighted some of the learning activities that will be available.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Shaun Towne

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Providence police continue to investigate a "large altercation" that sent a woman to the hospital on Tuesday. Police said they responded around 6 p.m. to a report of shots fired in the area of Updike and Peace streets. Officers arrived to find the woman lying on the ground next to a wooden baseball bat. Video provided by a witness shows several people gathered in a parking lot when a gray sedan speeds through and hits the woman.