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Parent company of CharterCARE hospitals a victim of cyberattack

Health Services 08/04/2023

PROVIDENCE – A cyberattack has disrupted computer systems at medical facilities owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, which include CharterCARE Health Partners' Rhode Island hospitals...

RHODE ISLAND is the worst state for summer road trips, according to a new study released by WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO

WalletHub: R.I. worst state in nation for summer road trips

Economic Activity 06/26/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the worst state for summer road trips, according to a study by WalletHub released Monday. WalletHub, a personal finance website...

Neronha joins coalition challenging abortion pill ruling

Government 04/11/2023

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha late Monday joined a multistate coalition challenging a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a...

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

Coronavirus 02/28/2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order...

BLS: Average weekly salaries in Providence metro area grew 9.7% Y/Y...

Business Services 02/22/2023

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly wage in the Providence metro area, which includes Cranston and Warwick, increased 9.7% year over year in the third...

A TEXAS WOMAN has admitted her role in an online romance scam in which elderly women, including Rhode Island residents, were cheated out of a total of $3.2 million, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha says. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Woman pleads guilty to role in online romance scam in R.I.,...

Financial Services 02/15/2023

PROVIDENCE – A Texas woman admitted to her role in an online romance scam in which elderly women, including Rhode Island residents, were cheated...

20 attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens over abortion pills

Government 02/02/2023

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday that they could face legal consequences if they...

A TEXAS MAN has pleaded guilty in a Rhode Island federal court to his role in an online romance scam in which elderly women were cheated out of more than $1.6 million by someone pretending to be an Army general. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Texas man admits role in scamming $1.6M from R.I. woman and...

Government 01/17/2023

PROVIDENCE – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in an online romance scam in which elderly women – including a Rhode...

Study: R.I. 4th-worst state in nation to hire workers

Business Services 12/09/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the fourth-worst state in the nation to hire workers, according to a study by Career Cloud. The job-posting website ranked...