By LAURA WEICK Warwick City Council Chairman Steve Merolla used campaign funds to finance advertisements for his private law firm at least 12 times since 2014, which Merolla says was a mistake that he has acted to correct. The matter was brought to the more

By JOHN HOWELL Cam hasn't been himself since the governor shut down the state in March. He used to love going on neighborhood walks, but now he gets a couple of blocks from home and can't decide where to go. So, he returns home. He's become irritable and more

By LAURA WEICK The race for the vacant Senate District 31 seat will be one of the most crowded during the Sept. 8 primary: It's one of the few in which both the Democratic and Republican tickets will hold primaries to determine who will compete in the more

By Laura Weick After more than a month of preparing for hybrid classes, the Warwick School Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday night for schools to move completely online this fall. On Wednesday during her weekly press conference, Gov. Raimondo pushed back her more

By JOHN HOWELL A month before the new coronavirus shut down the state, the Warwick Sewer Authority opened four bids to bring sewers to a collection of neighborhoods lumped under the name Bayside, seemingly signaling the start to a service to more than more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE The start of school in Rhode Island will be delayed two weeks, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday, while a final decision on how classes will resume - fully in person, through virtual learning or using a mixed approach - has also more

By ALEX SPONSELLER New England Frozen Lemonade secured the third seed in the Rhode Island 19-20 Elite League last week and is poised to make a run at a title this weekend. NEFL entered the season as one of the top clubs in the new, one-off league, and more

Final preparations are being made for the opening of the newest Dave’s Marketplace at the former site of the Benny’s Store at Wilde’s Corner. With the opening next Friday, the … more

The Warwick School Department would allow students to opt for online-only courses if schools move to in-person or hybrid learning this fall. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will announce recommendations for how schools should reopen this more

Raimondo’s warning came after several states in the region, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, imposed new travel restrictions on Rhode Islanders. more

When COVID shut down the state in March, Justin and Cierra lit a candle. They weren't laid off like thousands of people. In fact, Cierra, who worked as a lab technician at Kent Hospital, was busier than ever. And Justin stayed on with his more

During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities are being asked to reduce close contact between people.  This is called social distancing and it’s a vital strategy to slow the … more