By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment compensation claims edged higher last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as the world’s biggest economy still faces a daunting recovery from the damage wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic. The government said 745,000 workers filed for benefits last week, up 9,000 from the revised figure of the previous week. […]Read More
By VOA News The World Health Organization’s Europe director reported Thursday that new COVID-19 cases rose 9% to just over a million in the region last week. Hans Kluge said it was the first increase in new infections after six weeks of decline. At a virtual news briefing from his headquarters in Copenhagen, Kluge told reporters that […]Read More
Chief Steven Pinch of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown, left, speaks with Rhode Island then-Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee at the regional COVID-19 vaccination clinic last Saturday. (Photo courtesy Union Fire District of South Kingstown) SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Chief Steven Pinch is pleased to report that members of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown […]Read More
Federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration funds to help DEM conserve open spaces and nature & maintain outdoor recreational areas across RI WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is awarding the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) two grants […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to felony charges stemming from his role in a 2020 drive-by shooting on Jefferson Avenue in Pawtucket. Jayquan Parker (age 26) pleaded […]Read More
Participants can sign-up to receive free text message requests, and provide food pick-up and delivery to fight hunger. PROVIDENCE, RI— During this pandemic, Rhode Islanders have suffered deep losses. We’ve lost friends, family, and neighbors to COVID, and continue to watch as many are still struggling with its lingering effects. We have masked over our smiles, socially distanced […]Read More
National Commemoration Highlights Former Cranston Officer AAA is proud to celebrate its School Safety Patrol program’s centennial anniversary. For 100 years, Patrollers around the world have provided school-aged children an extra sense of safety and security when going to and from school. The program and its more than 440 Lifesaving Award recipients have contributed to […]Read More
Providence Public Schools will pilot a special freshman academy next fall for approximately 200 ninth-graders and Newcomer students that is designed to ease the transition between middle school and high school. Students enrolled in the academy, located at 425 Branch Ave., will move to Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School at 375 Adelaide Ave., for grades 10-12. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee was sworn in as the 76th Governor of Rhode Island this evening in a private ceremony at the State House. The Governor and his wife Susan McKee were joined by their daughter Kara McKee and their son Matthew McKee and his fiancée Laura Clifford. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and House Majority […]Read More
Customers can travel with their small cats and dogs for only $26 or 800 Amtrak Guest Rewards points WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced today the expansion of its pet program allowing customers to travel with their dogs and cats up to 20 pounds onboard weekday Acela trains for only $26 or 800 Amtrak Guest Rewards points. Previously available for only weekend trips, […]Read More
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