Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials on Block Island have suspended all outdoor entertainment until the end of summer as Gov. Gina Raimondo has singled outRead More

School districts developing their plans for reopening for the new academic year should find ways to offer as many outdoor activities as possible, from classesRead More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by mail through November’sRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The nation’s top infectious disease expert is discussing the reopening of schools with Rhode Island’s governor during an online forum Thursday.Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island will delay the reopening of public schools by two weeks, to Sept. 14, to give educators more time toRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she’s considering delaying the start of school in the state by a few weeksRead More

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A piping plover chick taken by vacationers from a Rhode Island beach died at a wildlife center on Cape Cod, despiteRead More

BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) — Protesters are calling for hate crime charges in the case of a Rhode Island man caught on video yelling racial slurs at hisRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University is delaying a return to in-person instruction until October, citing high coronavirus rates across the nation and concerns aboutRead More

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut teen was killed in a single-car car crash on Block Island Sunday and the young driver involved isRead More