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Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced Thursday that Rhode Island will receive $61.7 million in federal funds from the Biden administration's State Small Business Credit Incentive. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVE SENNE

R.I. receives $61.7M in federal funds from Biden’s State Small Business...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will be getting a major federal financial award courtesy of the Biden administration’s State Small Business Credit Incentive. Gov. Daniel J....

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 804, with 11 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 804 from Feb. 12-18, with 11 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health...

Prosecutors press forward after uncovering $8.9M in COVID-19 relief fraud across...

PROVIDENCE – It started with a phone call to a local police department. A resident warned that two local businessmen had applied for federal...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 914 last week, with 8 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 914 from Feb. 5-11, with eight new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said in...
CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,142 from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, with eight new deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Reported R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 1,142 last week, with 8...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,142 from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, with eight new deaths, the R.I. Department...
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY'S annual "A Christmas Carol" production was impacted last November with a COVID-19 outbreak among cast and crew. It resulted in 16 performances having to be canceled. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

After pandemic shutdown, curtains rising slowly at local theaters

PROVIDENCE – In theater, the old saying is “the show must go on.” But it’s easier said than done, depending on who you ask. Even though...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 1,378 last week, with 12 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,378 from Jan. 22 to Jan. 28, with 12 new deaths, the R.I. Department...

Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...

WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...

CDC: COVID-19 threat remains at ‘medium’ across R.I.

PROVIDENCE – All five Rhode Island counties remain at medium risk for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.   Providence and Kent...
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