Late Providence tax bills blamed partly on CrowdStrike outage. Homeowners will get an extension.

The late tax bills have caused confusion in recent days, since the extension wasn’t printed on the bill. Online bill pay was not affected, Smiley spokesperson Josh Estrella said. Estrella said the bills were mailed late because budget negotiations with the City Council were “delayed by a week,” even though the council passed the budget … Read more

UPDATED: Delays, cancellations, and more due to global IT outage

(WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Due to a major IT outage, there are currently 31,000 delays and over 3,000 cancellations at airports across the United States. A ground delay has now been put into effect until further notice. CNN has reported that industry experts have said the global tech outages appear to stem from an … Read more

Global technology outage disrupts flights at TF Green Airport, delays opening of DMV

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Rhode Island’s major airport, state agencies and hospitals were not … Read more

Worldwide IT outage disrupts local flights, businesses

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (WPRI/AP) — A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday, including in Southern New England. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported … Read more

Hospitals affected, flights delayed in R.I. because of Microsoft outage

The hospital system operates Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Newport Hospital, and Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Rhode Island Hospital in Providence is the state’s only Level 1 trauma center. “Our hospitals will continue to perform all urgent procedures and will monitor the situation for non-urgent procedures. Patients will be contacted if there are … Read more

Delays, cancellations, and more due to major IT outage

Screens at T.F. Green Airport as a global outage has affected airports, banks, hospitals, and more. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Due to a major power outage at Microsoft Office, there are currently 18,000 delays and over 1,000 cancellations at airports across the United States. A ground delay has now been put into effect until … Read more