Tag: Breaking News
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 622 over the weekend, with no...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 622 from June 3 through Sunday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of...
McDonald leaving R.I. Department of Health July 29
PROVIDENCE – Less than six months after the former longtime leader of the state agency resigned, the interim director of the R.I. Department of...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,262 over weekend, with 2 deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have increased by 1,262 from May 27 through Monday – including 215 new cases on...
CVS Health Charity Classic golf tournament ends after 23 years
PROVIDENCE – One of the area’s largest charitable events has played its final round.
CVS Health Corp. is ending its annual CVS Health Charity Classic...
Settlement greenlights National Grid sale to PPL
PROVIDENCE – The final obstacle in the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business has been cleared, with the R.I. Office of the Attorney...
R.I. Foundation leader Steinberg to retire in May 2023
PROVIDENCE – In about a year’s time, the leader of Rhode Island’s largest nonprofit funder will call it a career.
Neil D. Steinberg announced Monday...
COVID-19 cases rise by 621 in R.I.; 4 counties at high...
PROVIDENCE – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday raised the COVID-19 threat level in four of Rhode Island’s five counties...
With CEO set to leave, Care New England at crossroads
While the CEO and president of Care New England Health System is planning an exit in the wake of a failed merger, Dr. James...
Sampson named interim CEO of Lifespan Corp.
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., Rhode Island's largest hospital system, announced on Thursday that Arthur J. Sampson has been named interim CEO and president of...
Recreational marijuana bill appears poised for passage with compromise reached
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers appear to have ironed out their differences over how to regulate recreational marijuana, striking a compromise in amended legislation unveiled by...


















