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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) –  Just in time for Rhode Island Quahog Week, the director of the DEM has announced that a section of the Providence River, off limits for shellfishing for more than 75 years, will open on a conditional basis starting next week. Topher Hamblett is the Director of Advocacy for Save the Bay.  He says, “It’s very exciting news, and a testament to all the great progress that’s been made in cleaning up Narragansett Bay.” The bay has a history of water pollution problems. Hamblett says, “Anyone who grew up around here in the 70s and 80s can remember the day whe...

April 15, 2021 4:35 pm A cold rain is overspreading the area now, and will continue through tonight into Friday.  The rain comes along with gusty north/northeast winds.  Overnight into early Friday, there’s a chance some locations northwest of Providence may switch to wet snow with a minor slushy accumulation possible.  The chances are highest for the hills of northwest Rhode Island.  Rain continues Friday, along with gusty breezes, tapering off late in the day.  Lingering showers are possible early Saturday, otherwise chilly and raw with a lot of clouds.  Sunday comes with another sh...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Coyote sightings are not uncommon here in southern New England.  And this time of year, they’re hungry.  Charlie Brown is a wildlife biologist with the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife. Brown says, “Most of the food resources, especially for predators, has been reduced over time.  We haven’t seen that big flush of baby rabbits and squirrels and things like that.  You know, prey items for them.” Brown says the coyote population is pretty widespread across the state, except for Block Island and some of the smaller islands in Narragansett Bay.  ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is out with a springtime message: Bears are waking up from their winter slumber, and they’re hungry. Charlie Brown is a wildlife biologist with the Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife.  Brown says, “It’s pretty reliable that, you know, we start getting our first bear reports of the spring around the last week of March, first week of April.” Their numbers dwindled over the years as they were pushed out of our area, but now black bears are slowly making their way back. Brown says, “We’re seeing...

STOW, MASS. (WLNE) – Brush fire season is upon us here in southern New England. Peter Ostroskey is the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal.  He says, “Outdoor fires or brush fires, and forest fires in particular, are very labor intensive, and so it’s a huge demand on the resources of a local community.” Last year in Massachusetts, fueled by the drought, there were 5,846 brush fires.  It ranked among the top 10 worst years for brush fires in the state.  The Fire Marshal is putting out a call to the public, asking them to help reduce the risk this year. Ostroskey says, “We had some di...