Rhode Island retailers have been waiting to reopen since Gov. Gina Raimondo ordered them closed in mid-March, but a business professor at Providence College tells Eyewitness News that even if they’re allowed to reopen soon, they’ll most likely continue to struggle as the economy recovers.
Rhode Island retailers have been waiting to reopen since Gov. Gina Raimondo ordered them closed in mid-March, but a business professor at Providence College tells Eyewitness News that even if they’re allowed to reopen soon, they’ll most likely continue to struggle as the economy recovers.
On Friday, the coldest air mass since 2016 hit New England. The arctic cold front brought with it record-low temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills. Wind was so powerful, it left damage across the region.
This is a developing story, 12 News will have the latest as details come in.
The flames broke out Friday afternoon at a home on Highland Avenue.
An arctic front is causing temperatures to plummet, which combined with increasing winds will create dangerously cold conditions by late Friday night. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect through 10 a.m. Saturday, with wind chills of -20 to -30 degrees expected.
An arctic front is causing temperatures to plummet, which combined with increasing winds will create dangerously cold conditions by late Friday night. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect through 10 a.m. Saturday, with wind chills of -20 to -30 degrees expected.
This week on Newsmakers: Ted Nesi sits down with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at her office in Washington; then on the second half, a roundup on the latest local developments in DC.
Alexandra Leslie has the latest on several shelters opening across the state as temperatures plummet.
The city of Pawtucket has opened a new warming shelter in anticipation of the bitter cold temperatures coming this weekend.
The city of Pawtucket opened a new shelter at 1139 Main Street, which will run 24 hours through Monday.
US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
Senator Jack Reed discusses the recent explosion in jobs the United States has seen in the past several months.
