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PROVIDENCE, RI — The coronavirus public health emergency ended in May, but the mutating virus makes updated COVID-19 shots that helped quell it a key tool in keeping it at […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The coronavirus public health emergency ended in May, but the mutating virus makes updated COVID-19 shots that helped quell it a key tool in keeping it at […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the booster doses of the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years at least 2 […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — All Rhode Island counties’ COVID risk are now considered medium, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports Providence County, the sole RI region with a […]
STATE HOUSE — Rhode Island youth’s mental health has worsened during the pandemic, and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) proposes Medicaid reimbursement for school mental health – […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — Kent and Newport Counties’ community levels of COVID-19 infection have decreased from high to medium, leaving Providence County the sole RI region with a high level of […]
PROVIDENCE — Spaces clear of airborne viruses limit spread of flu and COVID-19, protecting indoor business, so Rhode Island’s got $2.5 million in Ventilation Initiative grants to improve small business […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved the new COVID bivalent booster (protecting against both the original COVID-19 virus and Omicron BA.4 / BA.5) […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — New Omicron BA.4 / BA.5 specific COVID-19 vaccines are now available, and experts recommend you get them this fall, even if your last booster shot was as […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – Late Saturday, Gov. Dan McKee tested positive for COVID-19 with minor symptoms and is reaching out to close contacts while isolating for five days, according to his […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security, responded to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance on protecting people and neighborhoods from COVID-19, designating all Rhode Island counties as yellow […]
CRANSTON, RI – As Rhode Island’s restaurant industry recovers from the pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s aiming for a second round of federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund aid to local, independently-owned […]
WARWICK, RI – If Gov. Dan McKee gets an extension on his executive order mask rule from the General Assembly, Rhode Island will end the mask mandate for schools next […]
PROVIDENCE, RI— Gov. Dan McKee promises an update on RI’s school mask mandate as Connecticut prepares to drop its own, though the percent positivity rate, 8.4 percent excceds the 5 […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The RI COVID count climbs further into double digits at 21 percent positive as National Guard and federal troops aid hospitals and Gov. Dan McKee marshals medical […]
WARWICK, RI — Warwick schools will implement the state’s latest COVID-19 protocols on Jan. 17, according to Supt. Lynn Dambruch, a week after the RI Department of Health recommended that […]
WARWICK, RI — If there’s one thing stories about COVID-19 demonstrated as the pandemic continued into its second year, it’s this: COVID doesn’t care. The virus didn’t care that government […]
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New Year’s weekend is here! Whether you’re saying goodbye to 2021 or ringing in 2022 with all the hope a new year brings, we’ve gathered a dozen great ways to […]
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island now ranks seventh in the U.S. for per capita COVID-19 cases at 923, with Mayor Frank Picozzi among them. “Hi everyone. I want to let […]
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PROVIDENCE, RI — Last week, Gov. Dan McKee announced investments expanding COVID-19 rapid tests and at-home test access, urging vaccines and boosters, all of which he’s making easier days before […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The state’s 5 percent COVID-19 positive rate is expected to increase with the more contagious Omicron variant, so masks and vaccines will be required in most indoor […]
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee’s last 2021 meeting remembered Principal Gerald Habershaw, and heard a finance report from newly minted Finance Director Timothy McGrath. The Committee held a […]
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WARWICK, RI — School officials haven’t disclosed precautions taken at the Nov. 6 Pilgrim High homecoming dance tied to a COVID-19 outbreak, but a global health expert has advice they should follow at future events.