Tag: Breaking News
McKee proposes R.I. ban on assault weapons
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee joined other state leaders on Tuesday at the Statehouse in proposing a ban on assault-style weapons in Rhode...
4 lead-contaminated properties reach cleanup agreements with state for $700K
PROVIDENCE – The owners of four lead-contaminated properties located in the city and Burrillville have reached removal agreements with the state for a total...
Pryor named new R.I. housing secretary as part of department leadership...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s former commerce secretary will now shift his attention to housing at the request of Gov. Daniel J. McKee.
The governor’s office...
FAA lifts ground stop on flights following computer outage
NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of flight delays and cancellations rippled across the U.S. early Wednesday after computer outage led to a grounding order...
Lifespan announces ‘breakthrough’ in brain cancer research
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Cancer Institute researchers Friday announced they have made "a breakthrough" in treating patients with an aggressive brain cancer.
Researchers said the Phase...
Former R.I. Gov. Lincoln Almond dies at age 86
PROVIDENCE – Lincoln C. Almond, who served two terms as Rhode Island’s governor, has died at the age of 86, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
CharterCARE Health Partners to be sold to Atlanta-based nonprofit
PROVIDENCE – Atlanta-based The Centurion Foundation is set to acquire the CharterCARE Health Partners system and turn it into a nonprofit again.
The nonprofit Centurion...
John Fernandez named Lifespan’s new CEO
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. has named John Fernandez, current president of Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham Integrated Care, its next CEO...
Brown pays $1.2M in Title IX settlement
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in legal fees as part of a June 2020 settlement between the...
State releases RICAS results; few students met or exceeded expectations
PROVIDENCE – While the percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations in the math portion of the Rhode Island Common Assessment System testing...