Rhode Island Breaking News

01/12/2020

Storm brings record rain, powerful wind to RI, knocks out power to thousands

Some 2,400 houses and businesses in Rhode Island were without power early Tuesday morning after a storm Monday brought record rainfall and gusts near 70 mph.

01/12/2020

NBC 10 I-Team: RI fines businesses for COVID-19 violations

From gyms, to bars and restaurants, salons and barber shops, Rhode Island's Department of Business Regulation is making a list and checking it -- more than twice. "We find that a lot of times, people just aren't aware," DBR Director Elizabeth Tanner told NBC 10 News. Tanner said DBR inspectors visit...

01/12/2020

Rhode Island hospitals are full. Covid field hospital opening today.

As the demand for hospital beds rises with an increase in COVID patients, a field hospital in Cranston will begin accepting patients Monday.

30/11/2020

GoLocalProv | News | What RIers Need to Know About Vaccines: Who Will Manage Distribution, When, and Safety Concerns

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to make determinations about who will be the first to receive the now emerging coronavirus vaccines. Advisers to the CDC called the emergency meeting to vote on who they recommend should be the first...

30/11/2020

Rhode Island to enter statewide pause on Monday

Rhode Island will enter a state-wide pause on Monday in an attempt to stop rising coronavirus cases from overwhelming the health care system. The two-week pause will force some businesses to close starting on Monday, while others will face additional restrictions. When asked by NBC 10 if these actio...

30/11/2020

GoLocalProv | Obituaries | Ken Fish — GQ Fashion Director, Top RI Educator, and AIDS Project RI Co-Founder — Passes Away

Kenneth “Ken” E. Fish, Jr., age 78, of East Greenwich, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Trent Ferrara to whom he was devoted for 33 years. Born in the Pontiac section of Warwick, he was the son of the late Kenneth Fish, Sr. and...

30/11/2020

Governor’s 2-week pause causing some businesses to shut down for second time

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Monday is the first day of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s two-week “pause.” Houses of worship are being asked to cap their congregations at 125 people. Restaura…

30/11/2020

GoLocalProv | News | 20 RI Communities Double Coronavirus Cases in 2 Weeks or Are 4 Times State’s Safe Standard

A diverse group of Rhode Island’s cities and towns are seeing an explosive increase in the number of new coronavirus cases. Ten communities ranging from the most affluent to the poorest are seeing massive growth -- doubling the number of cases in just two weeks.

30/11/2020

Flying back to Rhode Island after the holiday? Airport offering free COVID tests

People flying into T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island were given the option of a free coronavirus test this weekend as the state looks to prevent a surge in cases following Thanksgiving.

29/11/2020

RI Airport Offers Rapid Coronavirus Testing Thanksgiving Weekend

People flying into T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, Thanksgiving weekend will have the opportunity to get a COVID-19 test shortly after landing, NBC affiliate WJAR reports. The voluntary, rapid tests were offered to anyone arriving at the airport in a roped area near the baggage claim. T...

29/11/2020

Deck the Halls: The best RI, Mass. holiday displays of 2020

Under Construction: We will be updating our holiday lights list for 2020 throughout Thanksgiving Weekend — check back for new additions!

29/11/2020

Here's how Lifespan plans to staff the Convention Center field hospital

PROVIDENCE - The field hospital for COVID patients at the Rhode Island Convention Center will be staffed by agency nurses who meet the same standards as nurses at Rhode Island Hospital.

29/11/2020

Golfweek's Best Courses 2020: Rhode Island

Rhode Island might be best known for watersports and colonial towns, but the Ocean State has a surprisingly large golf presence, too – especially when it comes to its private clubs. The smallest st…

29/11/2020

Rhode Island’s 2-week pause: Here’s what you need to know

Gov. Gina Raimondo said the pause will run through Dec. 13 and is intended to reduce community transmission of the coronavirus by dialing down and reducing social gatherings.

28/11/2020

GoLocalProv | News | Dangerous Trends—RI Faces Dark Winter as Rate of Infection Continues to Grow

Rhode Island reported 1,637 total new coronavirus cases over Wednesday and Thursday with limited testing. There were 11 new deaths in Rhode Island and now the state has suffered 1,346 in nine months. But, health experts expect the rate of infections and hospitalizations to increase over the next eig...

28/11/2020

3 New Coronavirus Test Sites Coming To Rhode Island

The new sites will be at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, South Road Elementary School in South Kingstown and the Stop & Shop in Greenville.

28/11/2020

Thanksgiving 2020: Grocery Store Hours In Rhode Island

Gov. Gina Raimondo asked Rhode Islanders to keep their Thanksgiving celebrations as small as possible this year, only with members of the immediate household. That doesn't mean there will be a shortage of turkey and stuffing, however, and that one important thing you forgot to buy in advance. Most g...

28/11/2020

Rhode Island DEM: Cumberland woman dies after falling out of kayak

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said Friday a Cumberland woman died after falling out of a kayak in Narragansett. The Narragansett Fire Department told NBC 10 News two women were kayaking at about 8:30 a. m. in the Narrow River, when one of the kayaks flipped. DEM said a 61-y...

28/11/2020

DEM investigating after woman killed in Narragansett kayaking incident

The DEM said the victim and another woman left the Sprague Bridge area in separate kayaks and were heading toward the mouth of the Narrow River, where the water conditions were rough.

28/11/2020

RI reports 1,525 new coronavirus infections, 6 more deaths after holiday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The R.I. Department of Health says 1,525 more people tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday and Thursday, as the agency released combined data for two days following the Thanksgiving holiday.

27/11/2020

GoLocalProv | News | RI’s Black Friday Crowds Ignore Warnings - Is It Next Superspreader Event

Shoppers were lined up by the dozens at Providence’s Walmart before the store's Black Friday opening time of 5:00 AM. With a handful of Walmart staffers outside the building, maybe 100 deal-seekers were queued up at the front door and down the side of the big-box retailer.

27/11/2020

Black Friday crowds smaller in RI than years past

For years, Black Friday was a time people used to camp out awaiting the opening of big box stores to get their holiday deals, but this year many are shifting to online shopping as the coronavirus p…

27/11/2020

The pandemic is changing Christmas tree shopping in RI. Here's what you need to know.

With drought, plague and an earthquake, it's been quite a year for Christmas tree growers in RI. But farmers say they're optimistic about prospects.

27/11/2020

For businesses closed during 2-week pause, Rhode Island allocates $100 million

Gov. Gina Raimondo announced $100 million to help Rhode Island businesses, and some workers, that the state has told to close for a two-week period because of the coronavirus.

27/11/2020

GoLocalProv | News | Rhode Island Only East Coast State in “Severe Outbreak” Category for Coronavirus

Rhode Island is now in a “severe outbreak” according to Covid ActNow, the research developed by experts from Georgetown University, Stamford University, and the Harvard Global Health Institute. RI is the only state on the East Coast that has reached the ”severe outbreak” level. And, is...

27/11/2020

Holiday homecoming: More than 150 RI National Guardsmen back with families on Thanksgiving

Following a more than 10-month deployment, more than 100 Rhode Island National Guardsmen stepped off buses Thanksgiving night to the arms of awaiting loved ones. “It didn’t feel real until pretty much right now when I saw my family,” said Spc. William Naylor. “But from the plane ride to the ...

26/11/2020

Despite funding promise, Rhode Island businesses fearful of future

A number of businesses are weary about Gov. Gina Raimondo's optimism they will be back to work in two weeks and have money in their pockets. During a briefing Wednesday, Raimondo said at least $100 million is on the way for Rhode Islanders impacted by the two-week pause. "The goal here is significan...

26/11/2020

3 Rhode Island restaurant servers receive $2,100 tip

26/11/2020

RI's governor OK'd remote learning in high schools. These 10 districts are doing something different.

PROVIDENCE - With COVID cases rising rapidly, Gov. Gina Raimondo last week gave superintendents the option of reducing the number of high school students learning in person.

26/11/2020

Rhode Island DUI Task Force make 6 arrests overnight

Six people were arrested by the Rhode Island DUI Statewide Task Force the night before Thanksgiving, according to the South Kingstown Police Department.

26/11/2020

Scouting preview: Rhode Island

Arizona State opens its basketball season against Rhode Island at the Empire Classic Tournament at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT,...

26/11/2020

Mike Tyson/Roy Jones Jr. fight has plenty of R.I. ties

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.’s highly anticipated exhibition fight on Saturday has plenty of Rhode Island ties. The event is being produced by Jimmy Burchfield’s Rhode Island based CES …

25/11/2020

Rhode Island's state-run COVID-19 testing sites closed on Thanksgiving

The Rhode Island Department of Health said Tuesday that it's revising the holiday schedule for the state-run COVID-19 testing sites. A spokesman said that due to high demand for testing, two test sites will remain open for regular hours on Wednesday. McCoy Stadium will be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m...

25/11/2020

RI woman survived cancer; will her business survive the pandemic?

She’s 48, runs a boutique gym and her story is like countless in the state – folks who put their heart into building something.

25/11/2020

Data reveals most RI hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients

Hospitals across Rhode Island are inundated with coronavirus patients as the state continues to see a significant rise in coronavirus cases, according to newly-released data from the Rhode Island D…

25/11/2020

RI housing advocates warn of looming eviction crisis

Advocates drew attention Tuesday night to hundreds of eviction notices filed in Rhode Island since June and called out the state's "top 10 evictors."

25/11/2020

Raimondo urges Rhode Islanders to stay home as hospitals fill up, announces $100M for small businesses, unemployed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On Monday, Nov. 30, Rhode Island will enter a two-week “pause” initiated by Gov. Gina Raimondo in hopes of getting the virus under control.

25/11/2020

‘It’s getting real now’: Raimondo hopes Rhode Islanders take two-week pause seriously

As the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continues to trend upward, Gov. Gina Raimondo said she’s hopeful Rhode Islanders will take her upcoming two-week “pause” se…

25/11/2020

RI communities plan to leave National Grid for lower electricity rates

Relief may soon be on the way for Rhode Islanders fed up with high electricity bills as a handful of communities get ready to leave National Grid and venture into the open market. Those communities are taking advantage of Community Choice Aggregation, or CCA, which allows cities and towns to purchas...