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Natan Rodrigues Ferreira: Taking to the stage to broaden access to bilingual community theater
Through a summer internship with Rhode Island Latino Arts and Trinity Rep, the rising Brown senior is helping to stage a free, outdoor bilingual performance series for Rhode Island communities. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —While acting in a comedy is fun, it can be more challenging than playing a serious...
State files sweeping lawsuit over Washington Bridge shutdown. Here's who is in the crosshairs.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is suing more than a dozen companies that were involved in the design, repair and inspection of the defunct westbound Washington Bridge, Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday. The civil suit, which Gov. Dan McKee hoped would bring a "day of reckoning" to those responsible for leaving the...
Patriots Division Rival Facing Massive Loss for Second Straight Year
The New England Patriots have seen a lot of turnover over the last couple of months. The list includes a new head coach, general manager, and some new players coming to town. The Patriots will have their work cut out for them within the division. The New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins are all expected to be good teams in 2024 but one of these squads was hit with a massive loss for the second straight year.
Shocking: Plane Lands Upside Down at Airport, Pilot Survives
CGI is a crazy thing in 2024 — they can make it look like anything really happened in movies and on TV. But this really did happen: A pilot landed his plane upside down at the airport and survived. To the beautiful state of Rhode Island is where we...
RI GOP names new executive director
A recent college graduate has been named the new head of the Rhode Island GOP. Aidan Carey, who graduated from the College of the Holy Cross this year, will serve as the state Republican Party’s executive director, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Carey’s hiring comes four months after the GOP’s former full-time leader, Jesus […]
‘He needs to go': Karen Read supporters protest Norfolk County DA's fundraiser
Supporters are calling on Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey to step down. Dozens protested Thursday outside of his fundraising event in Quincy, Massachusetts. Morrissey's office is prosecuting Read, who's accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, by hitting him with her SUV. Read's defense argued that she was framed in a wide-ranging coverup.
Bristol County under a flash flood warning until Thursday evening
A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 5:18 p.m. in effect until 8:30 p.m. for Bristol County. "At 5:18 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," says the weather service. "Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas."
Penny-sized hail and damaging winds forecast with thunderstorms to hit Bristol County Thursday
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 4:03 p.m. valid until 4:30 p.m. for Bristol County. The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches). "At 4:02 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over...
Rhode Island files lawsuit against 13 companies that worked on troubled Washington Bridge
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge. The bridge was partially shut down over safety concerns in December. McKee said in March that the bridge would need...
Newly Minted Millionaire: Mass. Woman Knows How She'll Spend Her Cash
A Bristol County woman said she has big plans for the $1 million lottery jackpot she won earlier this week. Donna Balut, of New Bedford, won the cash playing the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” All five of the $2 million jackpots remain in the $10 scratch-off game as well as nine of 10 $1 million pr…
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