R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 228, with no deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 228, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum...
WalletHub: R.I. 4th-safest state in U.S. for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – As the nation still faces the coronavirus pandemic, Rhode Island was ranked the fourth-safest state in the U.S. for COVID-19, according to...
More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low
WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows.
Jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 202,000 for...
Lee appointed SouthCoast Community Foundation’s new CEO and president
NEW BEDFORD – The SouthCoast Community Foundation has a new leader.
The nonprofit funder’s board of directors announced Thursday that Leonard M. Lee, who has...
Local nonprofits, new and returning, seek to benefit on 401Gives Day
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Guillet knows full well how to help the community discover itself.
At Johnston-based nonprofit 15 Minute Field Trips, Guillet – the organization’s...
Key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 158, with no deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 158, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...
Duffy named new R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education chair
PROVIDENCE – A longtime Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education member is elevating to the panel's top seat.
Gov. Daniel J. MeKee announced late Tuesday...
Florida secures $860M from CVS and others to settle opioid case
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The CVS drug store company and pharmaceutical companies will pay Florida a combined $860 million as part of the settlement...
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