2 snowy owls found dead in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Two snowy owls have been found dead within the past week, one in Rhode Island and the other in Massachusetts. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) told 12 News on Monday that they received a report of a dead …

Rhode Island officials on guard as Trump tries to impose federal funding freeze

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots. The maneuver also …

How Tiny Nantucket Island Disposes of Its Trash

Nantucket is a small island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It is only 105.3 square miles in size, with 47 square miles of land and 57.5 square miles of water. According to U.S. Census data, some 14,255 people call Nantucket home, but since it …

UMass basketball: Streaking Minutemen eyeing fourth straight win head to struggling Rhode Island

UMass senior guard Rahsool Diggins (7) drives against Richmond’s Mikkel Tyne in a game earlier this season at Mullins Center in Amherst. PHOTO BY CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS AMHERST — After starting Atlantic 10 play 0-2 and having struggled throughout …

Rhode Island man charged after attempt to bring explosives to Capitol Grounds

PHOTO: U.S. Capitol Police WASHINGTON - The man arrested Monday after admitting to carrying two Molotov cocktails and two knives onto the U.S. Capitol grounds has been identified as 24-year-old Ryan M. English from Rhode Island. The backstory: U.S. Capitol …

Snow Squall Hits Rhode Island

REGENT To Make Seagliders In Rhode Island, Create 300 Jobs

Rhode Island leaders joined the Quonset Development Corporation for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at REGENT Craft, Inc.’s new seaglider manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility will produce 12-passenger …

Farm Fresh Rhode Island awarded $10,000 grant from Jacques Pépin Foundation

Farm Fresh Rhode Island is one of 16 organizations across the country to receive a $10,000 grant from the Jacques Pépin Foundation (JPF) for its work in culinary education and community support. The Providence-based program runs the Harvest Kitchen …

Blount Fine Foods returns to its roots, relocates headquarters to Rhode Island

By Mike Rego With a boost from the state, Blount Fine Foods, which stakes its origins to the area, will soon relocate its corporate headquarters from nearby Fall River to Rhode Island and Warren, specifically, for the time being. Blount announced the move …

Here Are The Most Expensive ZIP Codes In Rhode Island, From Zillow Data

The Beakers is an old Newport Vanderbilt mansion, an icon of America's Gilded Age wealth. One of the ... [+] top five most expensive ZIP codes in Rhode Island includes where The Breakers is located.getty We’ve been doing a fun tour of New England, …