City Council President Sabina Matos Proposes Two Resolutions to Expand SNAP Benefits and Denounce Xenophobia in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Providence RI (May 7, 2020)…At tonight’s City...

CENTRAL FALLS- Mayor James A. Diossa and Mayor Donald R. Grebien are pleased to announce, through the BEAT COVID-19 initiative, that rapid testing will now be available to both communities through a...

NEW: Providence Reopening Plans Announced — Farmers Markets, Some Mall Stores Allowed on May 9 The City of Providence announced “updated COVID-19 related” guidelines on Wednesday, to go into...

BREAKING: Raimondo Ordering Face Coverings in Public in RI Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that she is signing an Executive Order director Rhode Islanders to Read More.  ...

New Face Coverings Guidance, DMV to Reopen Some In-Person Operations Governor Gina M. Raimondo today provided more details on Phase 1 of the Rhode Island’s plan to reopen the economy today....

TWO CHARGED IN RHODE ISLAND WITH STIMULUS FRAUD First in the nation to be charged with fraudulently seeking CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Loans   PROVIDENCE – Two businessmen have been charged...

RI Mother Sues Toshiba for $20M After Deadly House Fire, Claiming “Catastrophic Failure” of Laptop A Rhode Island mother has filed a federal lawsuit against electronics giant Toshiba for $20...

Governor Gina M. Raimondo today provided more details on Phase 1 of the state’s plan to reopen the economy.   Retail: Non-critical retail stores that have been closed will be allowed to...

Elorza Backtracks on “Slow Streets” Initiative After Council and Small Business Complaints After being criticized by a leader of the Providence City Council and small business owners, Providence...

7 Major Coronavirus Developments — RI Gets D- Grade, Nursing Home Issues and Record Deaths Rhode Island’s social distancing grade from the tech company Unacast continues to plummet. Six weeks...

7 Major Coronavirus Developments —  “You Would Pick America” — May 3, 2020 America’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett speaking for an empty arena at his Berkshire Hathaway annual...

Most Devastating Number: More RI Workers Have Filed for Jobless Benefits Than Haven’t More Rhode Island workers have filed for state and federal jobless benefits than have not. The numbers from...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REDOUBLES COMMITMENT TO INVESTIGATING PREDATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSING AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC   PROVIDENCE – Attorney General William P. Barr has directed U.S. Attorney’s Offices...

CENTRAL FALLS- Mayor James A. Diossa was pleased to announce the opening of a new COVID-19 testing site in the city today at the Rhode Island College “Hub” at 934 Dexter Street. This facility...

NEW: JCLS Staffer at RI General Assembly Charged with Dealing Heroin A legislative aide hired by the embattled Joint Committee on Legislative Services at the Rhode Island General Assembly Read More....

Limiting Access to Designated Roadways and Reopening Green Spaces Providence, RI — Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced Providence Slow Streets, a new effort to make it safer for residents...

NEW: 12 New RI Coronavirus Fatalities for 251 Total — Watch 2:30 PM Briefing LIVE The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reported 12 new COVID-19 related fatalities on Wednesday, bringing...

7 Major Coronavirus Developments — Zoom Is Not Only Platform With Security Issues — April 29, 2020 As GoLocal reported earlier this month, online meeting platform Zoom has been a target of hacking...

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued guidance today, reminding creditors, debt collectors and financial institutions that stimulus payments resulting from the federal government’s Coronavirus...