$3.6M in state CARES Act funds distributed to 9 early-intervention providers
PROVIDENCE – About $3.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds will be distributed to nine early-intervention providers across Rhode Island,...
R.I. man pleads guilty in multistate COVID-relief fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island man on Monday pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent applications for COVID-19 unemployment relief funds in at least eight states,...
R.I. expanding COVID-19 testing, continues vaccination site
PROVIDENCE – With a rise of COVID-19 cases and the arrival of the omicron variant, the R.I. Department of Health is making coronavirus testing...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,142, with 7 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,142, with seven new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Hospitalizations of...
Brown, R.I. Hospital researchers see potential in ‘Bubbler’ for COVID-19 tests
PROVIDENCE – A new breathalyzer-style test for COVID-19 that’s been dubbed the “Bubbler” was developed recently by a team of researchers from Brown University and...
Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
Employees at a fast-food restaurant in Sacramento, Calif., exasperated over working in stifling heat for low wages, demanded more pay and a new air...
Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s partial indoor mask mandate?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee is reinstituting a partial indoor mask mandate that makes them mandatory in large venues but optional for small businesses, which...
McKee establishes ‘task force’ to police for violators of mask mandate
PROVIDENCE – An executive order signed by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday broadly outlines Rhode Island’s plans to enforce an indoor mask mandate...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,092, with 5 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,092 on Wednesday, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
RISCA awards $215K in grants to struggling arts community
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on Thursday announced $215,000 in grants to a still struggling industry, including for 34...
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