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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, pictured, and the Community College of Rhode Island announced that their respective spring semesters will start remotely through early February. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Rhode Island College, CCRI and RISD starting spring classes online

Coronavirus 01/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – In addition to requiring their students and employees to get COVID-19 booster shots before the start of the spring semester, Rhode Island...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island rise by 15,214 from Dec. 30 through Monday, with 30 new deaths in that stretch. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 15K, with 30 new deaths, since...

Coronavirus 01/04/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 15,214 from Dec. 30 through Monday, with 30 new deaths, the R.I. Department...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 3,096, with 4 new deaths

Coronavirus 12/30/2021

PROVIDENCE – The state continues to see soaring numbers of new COVID-19 cases, with the R.I. Department of Health reporting 3,096 cases on Thursday,...

WESTERLY HOSPITAL and its parent company, Yale New Haven Health System, announced that they are not allowing visitors at this time, with limited exceptions, due to rising COVID-19 cases. / COURTESY WESTERLY HOSPITAL

Amid COVID-19 surge, Westerly Hospital restricts visitors, with limited exceptions

Coronavirus 12/30/2021

WESTERLY – Amid record-high COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island, Westerly Hospital announced this week that it will not allow visitation to hospitalized patients, except...

ALPINE THEME: Instead of igloos, the Ocean House in Westerly is using repurposed ski gondolas to protect diners from the elements. / COURTESY OCEAN HOUSE

Are we going back to the igloos?

Coronavirus 12/24/2021

The winter of 2022 is here. It is the second full winter under the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first winter, The idea of living...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,379, with 3 new deaths

Coronavirus 12/23/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,379, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of...

R.I. hits 3,006 COVID-19 deaths, as cases rise by 887

Coronavirus 12/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recorded 3,006 total fatalities due to the COVID-19 virus, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND is looking to open two new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. One of them may be the R.I. Convention Center, pictured, which served as a field hospital during the pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

R.I. plans to open two additional mass vaccination sites

Coronavirus 12/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – For several months during the COVID-19 pandemic, the R.I. Convention Center had been utilized as a field hospital to help with patient...

PVDFest staging a downtown comeback in June 2022

Art & Culture 12/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest, the annual citywide arts celebration, is planning for a full comeback to the city's downtown in June. PVDFest has been significantly modified...