Archive for March 2020
RI Weather Today, Monday 3/2/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High clouds ahead of a warm front that will pass through in the afternoon will thicken somewhat, but not enough to prevent some decent heating that we’ll get during the day that’ll be a pleasant improvement over the last couple of annoyingly cold days. Still a brisk morning with lows in…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update Today, March 2, 2020
Rhode Island UPDATE: 9:30am: RINewsToday participated in a conference call update with the RI Dept. of Health, Director Scott. While some details were provided, no new information other than what has already been reported was learned. Stay tuned as we have sent along follow-up questions regarding RI’s senior population. Imagine the surprise in hearing the…
Read MoreWelcome Spring! Go fishin’
By Jeff Gross, contributing writer The current warming trend in Rhode Island is bringing spring in early, though the official date is March 20th. The high 50’s temperatures brought the Red Wing Black Birds in 30 days early, and the males are already staking out their territory in some Warwick Ponds. On a pond on…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Sen. Lou Raptakis
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. You can also watch it here, at RINewsToday.com Rhode Island state Sen. Lou Raptakis, D-District 33, joins former Providence Mayor Joe Paolino Jr. to discuss his legislative efforts to raise awareness…
Read MoreUPDATED 9:30am: Coronavirus Update – 3-1-2020
UPDATE: 9:15AM, 3/1/20 – The first case of presumptive case of Coronavirus has been announced in Rhode Island. The person, believed to be in their 40s, had traveled to Italy, and had not returned to work since coming back from Italy about 2 weeks ago. The person is in a hospital being treated and family…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Sun, March 1, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Clear, cold and dry for the back half of the weekend, still breezy as we head into March ‘20. Lows in the morning sink to around 20 with a light breeze dropping the chill temps to the low teens. We’ll warm to the dry mid 30’s under abundant sunshine that will…
Read MoreTOP STORY: The death of Chris Young
Chris Young, frequent political candidate and staunch pro-life advocate has died at the age of 51. He was the husband of Kara Russo Young, and the father of a young daughter, Mary. This story was our top read story of the week. UPDATE: Pro Life Rhode Island has started a Go Fund Me campaign for…
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