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Businesses reopen as Rhode Island’s 3-week ‘pause’ is lifted
Storefronts on Broad Street in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Some Rhode Island businesses are reopening or increasing capacity now that Gov. Gina Raimondo's...
Dec 21, 2020
Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic re...
Dec 20, 2020
RI to relax some COVID rules after pause helped slow spread
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will end a three-week "pause" of the state's recovery plans after she said it hel...
Dec 19, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens t...
Dec 17, 2020
Monster nor’easter shuts down travel from Pittsburgh through New York City
Car accidents started ramping up across Pennsylvania as snow accumulated on roads from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. AccuWeather Global Weather Center - December 17, 2020 - All of the necessary ingredie...
Dec 17, 2020
JEFF BRITT TRIAL – Complete Coverage
In this November 1, 2019 file photo, political consultant Jeff Britt leaves Superior court in Warwick after pleading not guilty to money laundering and violating campaign contribution law. Photo by St...
Dec 17, 2020
Nor’easter set to blast the eastern US with heavy snow
Combination of heavy snow and gusty winds can create near-blizzard conditions just inland of the coast where all or mostly snow falls from the storm. Northern New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley of...
Dec 16, 2020
Governor warns of COVID-19 testing site closures ahead of storm
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's governor is warning about impacts to the state's coronavirus testing as the region braces for a ma...
Dec 16, 2020
Rhode Island health director tests positive for COVID-19
RI Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott encourages getting a flu shot September 29, 2020. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press The director of the Rhode Islan...
Dec 13, 2020
US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic
Vials containing COVID-19 vaccine. Photo courtesy va.gov By LAURAN NEERGAARD, MATTHEW PERRONE and JONATHAN LEMIRE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the...
Dec 11, 2020
