Category Archives: Local News
Government buildings closed; 9 more COVID-19 deaths reported
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Health officials in Rhode Island reported nine more coronavirus-related deaths and more than 1,600 additional cases of the virus on Monday. More than 200 people were hospitaliz...
Nov 09, 2020
Judge denies teachers union’s bid to halt in-person classes
Providence Schools headquarters. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island judge on Friday rejected a request from the Providence Teachers Union to suspend in-person...
Nov 06, 2020
Ex-priest indicted on multiple counts of child molestation
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island priest was indicted Thursday on multiple counts of child molestation, state Attorney General Peter Neronha's office said. The grand jury indictment agains...
Nov 06, 2020
Governor issues sweeping restrictions to stymie virus spread
Governor Gina Raimondo holds her weekly virus update at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo issued an adviso...
Nov 05, 2020
Positivity and new case rates remain high in Rhode Island
The state’s COVID-19 data tracker indicates that there are 466 new positive coronavirus cases and two new deaths, the positivity rate is 3.6%. The Department reported on November 4, 2020 that 16...
Nov 04, 2020
Teachers union sues school district over virus concerns
In this January 11, 2017 file photo, students attend an assembly at the Nathanael Greene Middle School in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Providence Teach...
Nov 03, 2020
Rhode Island voters flock to the polls
Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (at left) and Republican challenger Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung voted at the Hope Highlands Middle School in Cranston in one of the higher profile RI political ...
Nov 03, 2020
REAL TIME RI VOTER TURNOUT TRACKER
Nov 03, 2020
Rhode Islanders deciding speaker’s fate, state name change
A carpet in the State Room of the Rhode Island State House bears the official state seal with the state’s full name, which voters are being asked to shorten from “State of Rhode Island and...
Nov 03, 2020
Massachusetts issues new rules to fight COVID-19
In a screenshot from video, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announces new restrictions aimed at curbing the rise in coronavirus cases November 2, 2020 at the Statehouse in Boston By The Associated Pr...
Nov 02, 2020
