WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi was among local officials greeting President Joe Biden at TF Green Airport Wednesday, and he’s self-isolating following news of the president’s COVID diagnosis. Biden, […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Omicron sub-variants BA.4 / BA.5 now dominate RI COVID-19 infections, are as contagious as measles, and elude immunity from vaccines and past infections. How contagious is […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The younger the Rhode Islander, the less likely they are to have been at least partially vaccinated for COVID-19, effective against the dominant Omicron variant as Kent […]
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly today approved legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) and Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket) that accounts for COVID-related […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Saturday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for six-month-old COVID-19 vaccinations. The endorsement expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 […]
WARWICK, RI — The Tax Collector’s Office inside the Buttonwoods Annex is open for business again after a COVID-19 outbreak shut the office down this week. There will be limited […]
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Tax Collector office at the Warwick’s Buttonwoods Annex is closed to the public for at least the next two days after nearly the entire staff […]
PROVIDENCE — Masks remain an effective protection against spread of COVID-19, and while RIPTA encourages you to use one on their buses if you want, and experts advise using them […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island COVID-19 cases have jumped to 6 percent of the population this week, placing the Ocean State aT the lead among northeastern states seeing an uptick […]
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has announced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mandate requiring face masks to be worn when using public […]
WOONSOCKET, RI. – People who use screen readers or have difficulty using a mouse will soon have an easier time navigating COVID-19 information CVS Pharmacy’s website following a settlement agreement with […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved a second mRNA COVID-19 booster shot for the immunocompromised and people 50 and older who received an […]