R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 189, with 2 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 189, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Hospitalizations of...
Convicted ex-mayor’s prison sentence reporting date delayed
FALL RIVER (AP) – Over the objections of prosecutors, a federal judge on Thursday pushed back the prison reporting date of a former Massachusetts...
R.I. to get $45M in $5.5B settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler...
PROVIDENCE – Opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family members who own the company settled with nine state attorneys general for their...
Masks now optional on Salve’s campus
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University now joins the growing chorus of local colleges that have modified their on-campus COVID-19 mask mandates.
The private university announced...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 261, with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 261, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of...
R.I. unemployment rate 3rd-highest in New England in 2021
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in 2021 at 5.6%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
Pinto named Providence’s 1st director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza Wednesday named Silas Pinto as the city’s first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Pinto previously served as...
Brown University extends fundraising campaign to 2024, hopes to raise additional...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is extending its “BrownTogether” fundraising campaign through the end of 2024, with the hopes of raising an additional $1 billion...
United Way of R.I. receives $1M commitment for planned nonprofit resource...
PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island’s push to create a statewide nonprofit resource center was given a seven-figure financial boost, courtesy of...
Medical industry suppliers warn of ‘med-inflation’
PROVIDENCE – Supply chain woes have hit consumers and businesses, now it’s about to provide some discomfort in the medical industry.
“Med-inflation” is currently on...
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