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Virus screenings jam US airports; ‘atrocious,’ a flyer says
By TERRY SPENCER and MALLIKA SEN, The Associated Press Long lines and hourslong waits for required medical screenings greeted weary travelers returning to some U.S. airports amid coronavirus-related t...
Mar 15, 2020
Raimondo announces new insurance initiatives as part of COVID-19 response
The Rhode Island Department of Health headquarters in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced Saturday that new guidance has been issued to ...
Mar 14, 2020
US travel ban extends to UK, Ireland; Trump eyes US limits
By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the restrictions on European travel, American citizens, green card holders and others are still ...
Mar 14, 2020
Rhode Island has 20 confirmed coronavirus cases, up from 14
Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By DAVID KLEPPER, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Rhode Island has risen fro...
Mar 14, 2020
Mill fire rages on Central Falls – Pawtucket line
Fire overnight spread through mill buildings on the Central Falls – Pawtucket line. Photo by WPRO Producer Alex Weldon WPRO News A massive fire erupted overnight in a mill complex on the Central...
Mar 14, 2020
Twin River and Tiverton Casinos to close for at least a week
Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln and the Tiverton Casino Hotel in Tiverton announced Friday evening that they will close for a period of at least a week, at which time the situation will be reassess...
Mar 13, 2020
Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national eme...
Mar 13, 2020
To curtail virus, RI recommends no large gatherings
Governor Gina Raimondo and Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott urge Rhode Islanders not to plan or meet in large gatherings for two weeks in a briefing in Providence March 11, 2020. Photo by St...
Mar 11, 2020
Legislative hearing on gun control postponed over COVID-19
Gun rights advocates distributed tee shirts to supporters during a legislative hearing at the Rhode Island State House April 2, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A l...
Mar 11, 2020
World Health Organization declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic
By NICOLE WINFIELD, COLLEEN BARRY and JOHN LEICESTER, The Associated Press ROME (AP) - Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the ...
Mar 11, 2020
