Category Archives: coronavirus
New walk up testing clinic opens in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A new walk-up coronavirus testing site is opening in Providence on Thursday. The site is located in the parking lot of the former St. Joseph's Hospital near Peace and Broad str...
May 07, 2020
Governor Raimondo unveils aggressive long-range testing program
Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Rhode Island is rolling out an aggressive coronavirus testing program that Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday will help stamp out future outbr...
May 07, 2020
Governor to require masks when in public; RI adds 241 cases
Aerial view of the Rhode Island State House courtesy Rhode Island National Guard PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Almost everyone in an indoor or outdoor public place in Rhode Island will be required to wear a...
May 06, 2020
2 charged with fraudulently seeking pandemic relief loans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two businessmen have been charged with fraudulently seeking more than a half-million dollars in forgivable loans designed for businesses struggling because of the coronavirus p...
May 06, 2020
Raimondo announces some stipulations on economic restart
Governor Gina Raimondo gives the daily COVID-19 update from the State Room of the RI State House on April 29, 2020. Pool photo by Kris Craig / The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Shopping i...
May 05, 2020
Rhode Island sets a new record for daily virus deaths
Gov. Raimondo answers submitted question from the press as she gives her daily coronavirus update April 24, 2020 along with Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, at left. Standing with them is C...
Apr 24, 2020
R.I. schools to remain closed; 8 new virus deaths reported
Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green speaks as Gov. Raimondo announces cancellation of in-school classes and a continuation of “distance learning” through the end of the current sc...
Apr 23, 2020
Brown provides rooms for workers; 394 new cases reported
Brown University’s iconic Van Wickle Gates. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By The Associated Press Brown University has made available at no cost 700 single-occupancy dorm rooms for frontline ...
Apr 21, 2020
Chiropractor agrees to plead guilty to fraud, tax charges
Federal court in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island chiropractor has agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud and tax evasion charges, federal prose...
Apr 21, 2020
Police release name of pedestrian struck, killed on I-95
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The pedestrian struck and killed while walking on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket last weekend has been identified as a Cranston man, Rhode Island State Police said Tuesday. S...
Apr 21, 2020
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