U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
WASHINGTON (AP) – Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and...
Should local colleges mandate that students and staff get COVID-19 booster...
Local colleges this past summer made it clear that nearly all students – and employees in some cases – needed to be vaccinated against...
Is R.I. vaccine ‘smart card’ needed?
Whether it’s called a vaccine passport or a vaccine smart card, the 401Health cellphone app, a COVID-19 vaccination verification tool, needs to remain optional,...
Lifespan officials call for R.I. indoor mask mandate to slow COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – Fearing a surge of infections this winter while facing staffing challenges as a result of pandemic burnout, health care officials from Lifespan...
Business community split on mask mandate as McKee weighs health options
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's business community is split on the need for a statewide mask mandate, which Gov. Daniel J. McKee has said he'd...
Where’s Rhode Island’s economy heading?
Bringing Rhode Island’s economy back to pre-COVID-19 levels will take an ongoing commitment into the new year from business, government and community leaders to...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 655, with no deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 655 on Tuesday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 875, with 1 death
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 875, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
Hospitalizations of...
Southcoast Health fires 216 workers for failing to get COVID vaccine
FALL RIVER – Southcoast Health System Inc. has fired 216 workers who refused to comply with a mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,975 since Dec. 3, with 7...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,975 from Dec. 3 through Sunday – including 363 cases identified on Sunday – with seven new deaths, the R.I. Department of...
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