Congratulations to this week’s Showcase Cinemas High School Team of the Week: Rogers Girls Tennis! This week’s spotlight was sent in by Wayne Turner: DIII State Champs, first championship since 1994. This team has worked hard for 4 years, some new to the sport as Freshman. Fantastic group of young women who play hard, study hard and…… MORE
The Champlin Foundation is awarding $18 million in grants to Rhode Island nonprofits, including a theater, community organizations and mental health providers. … MORE
Charges of animal mistreatment brought against a former state representative related to an underweight horse have been dropped. … MORE
Rhode Island House of Representatives Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi has put together a House task force to help oversee the state’s implementation of coronavirus vaccine distribution. … MORE
Three new power-generating wind turbines have been approved for the Providence waterfront. … MORE
A nursing home trade group is calling for increased coronavirus testing of patients, doctors, nurses, and other people who come and go from Rhode Island’s nursing homes. … MORE
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies. … MORE
About one out of every four households in Rhode Island struggled over the summer to put food on the table during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Monday. … MORE
Joe Biden is filling out his administration with key picks for his national security and foreign policy teams. Former Secretary of State, Massachusetts U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry will lead the incoming administration’s effort to combat climate change. … MORE
About one out of every four households in Rhode Island is struggling to put food on the table during the coronavirus pandemic. … MORE
