State-run COVID-19 testing sites closed ahead of storm
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island has closed all state-run coronavirus testing sites as the region braces for a major winter storm.
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s...
COVID-19 cases rise by 953 with 20 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 953 on Tuesday, with 20 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
COVID-19 cases rise by 1,084, with 15 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,084 on Monday, with 15 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
Hospitalizations...
R.I. weekly PUA filings continue to rise
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in the state totaled 5,302 last week, an increase from 4,817 one week prior, the R.I. Department of...
Hospital doc receives first COVID-19 vaccine in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A city hospital doctor became the first person in Rhode Island to receive a coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
Dr. Christian Arbelaez, a...
School schedule allows R.I. students to return after Christmas break on...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education announced Monday it has updated its school calendar to allow students to return to school in January...
R.I. cases of COVID-19 rise by 2,673 over the weekend, with...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,673 from Dec. 11 through Sunday, with 46 more deaths, the R.I. Department of...
MBTA to weigh service cuts despite opposition
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts’ transit agency is expected to consider service cuts to the Boston-area’s public transportation system.
The board of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...
R.I. approves vaccine, first doses distributed to hospitals
PROVIDENCE – A portion of Rhode Island's frontline health care workers were set to receive the first federally approved COVID-19 vaccine Monday.
The Rhode Island...
Lights of Love campaign kicks off in Westerly
WESTERLY – Westerly Hospital’s 36th annual Lights of Love campaign has kicked off with an invitation from the Westerly Hospital Auxiliary to the community...
