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All about Henri as storm wanes, plods through US Northeast
A tree crew cuts up limbs downed in Hurricane Henri to make way for a utility crew to restore power in Narragansett August 23, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEW YORK (AP) - A weakening Henri ...
Aug 23, 2021
State health officials warn of fake mask exemption form
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island public health officials are warning residents about a fake form circulating that gives the bearer a medical or religious exemption...
Aug 23, 2021
Governor mandates facemasks in all Rhode Island schools
RI Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green and Gov. Dan McKee at a news conference August 19, 2021 said they would require that masks be worn and other steps taken to ensure schools are safe to r...
Aug 19, 2021
PHOTOS: KISS relaunches ‘End of the Road’ tour in Mansfield
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA on August 18, 2021. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle, Cumulus Media by Doug MacGunnigle, Cumulus Media Multi-million selli...
Aug 19, 2021
Body cam footage released from teens’ violent arrests
A still frame from police body camera footage released by Providence Police apparently shows an officer spitting on a handcuffed suspect during the arrests of three teens who led officers on an hours-...
Aug 19, 2021
Man arrested in fatal shooting of 2 outside Providence club
Police said two men were shot to death outside Fuego Lounge and Restaurant on West Friendship Street in Providence August 7, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Isla...
Aug 19, 2021
Judge dismisses suit brought after armed highway standoff
A man identified as Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey broadcast on YouTube during an hours-long standoff with state police in Wakefield, Massachusetts July 3, 2021, resulting in 11 arrests of members of a gro...
Aug 18, 2021
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are seen at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE, The Associated ...
Aug 18, 2021
State education board’s vote means school mask mandates
RI Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green and Gov. Dan McKee announced back-to-school guidance June 30, 2021. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's education co...
Aug 18, 2021
Top officials urge eligible children to get vaccinated
Gov. Dan McKee talks with reporters Tuesday, August 17, 2021 in a weekly news briefing. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Dan McKee as well as top state public health and e...
Aug 17, 2021
