Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies.… MORE
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CDC chief to headline announcement of new RI health lab
A construction “kick-off” for the new Rhode Island Department of Health laboratory is slated for Monday, with head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention due to take part. … MORE
ELECTION CENTRAL: "Democrats for Kalus" group in the works
Republican candidate for governor Ashley Kalus confirms, her campaign will unveil a “Democrats for Kalus” group in an announcement next Tuesday, and at least one prominent Democrat confirms he will be signing his name to the effort.… MORE
New e-bike rebate program named in honor of late AP reporter
Rhode Island residents who buy electric bicycles will soon be eligible for rebates under a program announced on Wednesday and named in honor of a former Associated Press reporter.… MORE
1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast
Hundreds of offshore wind developers and experts gathered in Rhode Island to talk about the future of clean energy— how to grow the offshore wind industry and address shared challenges.… MORE
Drugs, guns, cash and vehicles seized in four drug arrests Wednesday
Providence Police made four separate drug arrests Wednesday, seizing six handguns, two motor vehicles, large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $238,000 in cash.… MORE
Providence earmarks $8.5M to fund a land bank
The City of Providence has launched a land bank to purchase and rehabilitate blighted lots, planning to acquire, hold and transfer underused vacant land.… MORE
RI regulators approve largest ever rate hike
Despite appeals from community members, activists and clergy members the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission voted Friday to approve sharp increases in gas and electric rates, to offset rising energy costs at the wholesale level, attributed to inflation resulting from the Russian war on Ukraine. … MORE
Former mayor found dead in her Woonsocket home
Decomposed remains found in a Woonsocket home Monday are those of former Mayor Susan Menard, the Office of the State Medical Examiners confirmed Wednesday, while the identity of remains of a second individual have not yet been finalized.… MORE
GOP candidate for RI governor Kalus unveils education proposals
Saying she will be “the education governor,” Ashley Kalus Wednesday unveiled an education plan that she said would take a page from the Massachusetts approach to improving public education.… MORE
