While many of us feel we're only now coming out of a three-month lockdown, Ryan Roche has been across the state almost daily and well beyond since COVID-19 arrived in New England. His is not a job to be done with Zoom meetings or at a more

Rhode Island is moving into the third phase of its reopening plan, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday, although troubling trends across the country have led officials to scale back a handful of the … more

Rhode Island has confirmed its first case of a rare inflammatory illness that has affected children in other parts of the country during the COVID-19 crisis, Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole … more

Johnston state Rep. Stephen Ucci, a Democrat representing District 42, discusses his decision not to seek reelection this year. more

“Essentially everything will be open in some form or fashion," the governor said. "The only way that’s going to work is if we work even harder, all of us, to follow the rules.” more

The Rev. Brian Shanley, president of Providence College, speaks about his tenure, his athletic pursuits and his views on the future as he prepares to retire from his current post after 15 years.  more

During Monday’s COVID-19 briefing and press conference, Gov. Gina Raimondo discussed increasing asymptomatic testing, reopening summer camps and a new summer distance learning … more

Cranston Public Schools Superintendent Jeannine Nota-Masse shares her thoughts on distancing learning, the state's school reopening plan and the budget uncertainty facing her district and others across the state. more

“Unfortunately, we determined that the city could not run our programs to the quality that our residents have come to expect and deserve," a statement reads. more

We owe it to our children that there should be no disruption to their learning next year … The vision and the goal is nearly every kid, in school, in person, Aug. 31," the governor said. more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE COVID-19 testing for a range of Rhode Islanders who are not experiencing symptoms of the disease is now available, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced during her Monday briefing, with a goal of testing 900 asymptomatic people per day. more

Raimondo said the aim of the effort is “to get a feel for the prevalence of the disease in those industries.” And by targeted testing, the state can catch any potential outbreak “early enough so we can put a lid on the spread.” more