Early Fall Outlook: When RI Residents Can Expect Break From Heat

RHODE ISLAND — People in Rhode Island anticipating the arrival of cooler fall weather may have to sweat through a hotter-than-usual fall, according to a new late summer and early fall outlook. In a look ahead at temperatures for August, September and October, The Weather Channel and Atmospheric G2 said summer heat will continue into … Read more

Providence officials urge residents to exercise caution during extreme heat conditions

This is an image of splash pad. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence officials are getting ready for this week’s heat advisory. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Monday July 15, with heat index temperatures of 95-100 degrees expected in the city of Providence. The same extreme heat is expected to … Read more

Providence officials urge residents to exercise caution during expected extreme heat conditions

This is an image of splash pad. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence officials are getting ready for this week’s heat advisory. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Monday July 15, with heat index temperatures of 95-100 expected in the city of Providence. The same extreme heat is expected to last … Read more

States set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. Residents suffer when rules are ignored or waived | News

July 12, 2024 For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The antibiotics he was taking made him need to … Read more