Chaplain Attacked By Rabid Fox

3 July 2008, 1:37 pm

Health officials said a fox that attacked a university chaplain in her South Kingstown backyard has tested positive for rabies.... read more

R.I. lead paint ruling ends hope of costly cleanup

3 July 2008, 5:55 am

Health advocates and Rhode Island officials say it will be much harder to eliminate childhood lead poisoning after the state Supreme Court overturned a landmark jury verdict that could have led to a ...... read more

Rhode Island high court overturns lead-paint verdict

2 July 2008, 5:54 am

The Rhode Island Supreme Court yesterday brought an abrupt end to the state's nine-year campaign to force some of the nation's major corporations to clean up the lead-based paints that the state believes ...... read more

Rhode Island Is Number One In Adult Flu Shots

1 July 2008, 3:57 pm

Department of Health announced that Rhode Island had the nation's highest rate in 2007 for influenza vaccination among adults 65 years and older.... read more

Donna Perry to challenge Paiva Weed

30 June 2008, 3:57 pm

Some interesting news from the state GOP: Donna Perry of Jamestown, executive director of the Rhode Island Republican Party is launching a challenge to Senator Teresa Pavia Weed , the majority leader of that ...... read more

Yachts set sail in Newport-Bermuda race

28 June 2008, 3:22 pm

More than 200 yachts left Newport Harbor on Friday for the start of a 600-mile race to Bermuda.... read more