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BRYANT UNIVERSITY, pictured, Johnson & Wales University and Rhode Island School of Design announced Monday their respective plans for reopening in the fall. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant, JWU, RISD announce reopening plans for fall

Coronavirus 06/15/2020

PROVIDENCE – Not long after Roger Williams University announced its formal reopening plan for the upcoming fall, Bryant University, Johnson & Wales University and...

DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE to COVID-19 in Rhode Island have totaled 851 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

State to allow drive-up nursing home visits

Coronavirus 06/15/2020

PROVIDENCE – Two weeks into the second phase of the state's reopening of its economy, R.I. Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott on Monday...

MIKE HEZEMANS, owner, R1 Indoor Karting in Lincoln, stands in the middle of his go-kart track. Hezemans confirmed Monday that his facility reopened for business Friday to limited capacity, arguing that his facility should reopen if Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. reopened its casinos, PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R1 Indoor Karting reopens with limited capacity, at risk of being...

Business Services 06/15/2020

LINCOLN – While the state is slated to announce later this week its plans and protocols for Phase 3 business reopening – which includes...

ALL INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT filings in the state since March 9 have totaled 250,951 in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI filings increase by 373

Coronavirus 06/15/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings increased by 373, to 170,733, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Monday. Pandemic unemployment assistance filings...

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY'S reopening plan for the 2020-21 academic year will include hybrid learning of both in-person instruction and online learning, testing protocols on campus and offering students an option to gain real-world experience for credit. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

RWU’s reopening plan includes hybrid learning, community service credit options, campus...

Coronavirus 06/15/2020

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University has approved a revised schedule for its 2020-21 academic year, the school announced Monday. The school's plan for the academic...

CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk

Government 06/12/2020

NEW YORK (AP) – Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks...

COVID-19 DEATHS in the Rhode Island have totaled 833 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. to test restaurant workers, bus drivers for COVID-19; state sees...

Coronavirus 06/12/2020

PROVIDENCE – After failing to meet the goal for testing residents without symptoms of the coronavirus, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Friday that she is expanding the asymptomatic tests to...

ALL INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT filings in Rhode Island since March 9 have totaled 247,963. / AP FILE PHOTO/JEFF ROBERSON

COVID-19 UI claims rise by 397

Coronavirus 06/12/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims increased by 397 on Thursday, to 169,247, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Pandemic unemployment assistance...