A representative for Rhode Island’s Department of Health said health officials are not worried about a measles outbreak spreading to the state, citing the state’s high vaccination rate.
Sofia Rudin
Posted inArticle, Health
New Bedford Counts Homeless Population As Cold Front Sweeps Region
Volunteers in New Bedford are bundling up to complete an annual survey of the city’s homeless population.
Posted inArticle, Environment
Returning To Work, NOAA Employees Wade Through Backlog Of Paperwork
Uncertainty about how long the federal government will stay open is putting pressure on fishing regulators. They’re returning to work after lawmakers reached a deal to fund the government through February 15th.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Shutdown Continues: Federal Employees Reach Second Payday Without Pay
Federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay will miss a second payday today, as the government shutdown reaches the end of its fifth week.
Posted inArticle, Health
Thousands Without Heat In Newport, Middletown
About seven thousand National Grid customers on Aquidneck Island still have no heat, and the utility says the problem will take days to fix.
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Women’s March Goes Ahead In Providence, Despite Divides Among Organizers
Carrying anti-Trump signs and wearing pink hats, protesters gathered on the cold steps of the statehouse Saturday, joining groups around the country holding Women’s Marches this weekend.
Posted inArticle, Business
Patchwork Aid Available To Unpaid Federal Workers In RI
A wide variety of Rhode Island businesses are offering help and services to federal workers furloughed or working without pay, as the government shutdown closes out its fourth week.
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Plow Crews Brace For Icy Roads, Snow
A winter storm is expected to hit Rhode Island and Massachusetts Saturday night, making weekend travel difficult.
Posted inArticle, Education
RI Student Lender Puts Payments On Hold For Unpaid Federal Workers
The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority is offering to help federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay by putting their loans on hold while the government shutdown continues, Sofia Rudin reports.
Posted inArticle, Politics
RI Officials Cheer Court Order To Remove Citizenship Question From 2020 Census
A federal judge has rejected a proposed citizenship question for the 2020 Census. John Bender reports, Rhode Island communities were among the plaintiffs in the suit.