Mark Pratt
Group seeks barriers to prevent suicides from major bridges
A suicide prevention advocacy group in Rhode Island is calling on the agency that operates and maintains the state's major bridges to put up...
Boston to require vaccination proof for restaurants, others
Workers and customers at restaurants, gyms and many other indoor businesses in Boston will be required to show proof of coronavirus vaccination starting in...
1966 death of Doris Duke employee an accident, review finds
The city manager in Newport is standing by the city police department's review of the 1966 death of an employee of wealthy heiress Doris...
Charges in battle over Cranston panhandling ordinance dismissed
A yearslong legal battle over attempts by Rhode Island's second-largest city to ban panhandling is coming to a close with the dismissal of charges...
Man agrees to plead guilty to some charges in PPP fraud...
A businessman who federal authorities say faked suicide to avoid prosecution for fraudulently seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans intended for businesses...
Salve Regina to restrict student travel for Thanksgiving break; Brown to...
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University is now restricting travel for students for the Thanksgiving break in response to the growing surge of COVID-19 cases...
Brown, attorneys reach settlement in women’s sports fight
Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League school's decision to reduce several women’s varsity sports teams to club status announced...
Fauci: States must move quickly to address COVID-19 upticks
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said in an online interview Friday that he’s “cautiously optimistic” a COVID-19 vaccine could be developed soon, but...
Baker sets testing goals; CVS opening drive-thru test sites
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker laid out an ambitious testing goal Thursday that he said will create the largest coronavirus testing program...
Mass. stay-at-home advisory extended to May 18
BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Charlie Baker is extending Massachusetts’ stay-at-home advisory from May 4 until May 18 as the state continues to battle the...
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