Warwick Police have identified the body discovered in the Pawtuxet River Wednesday afternoon. An investigation remains ongoing. Police have identified a…
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Ready Or Not: Remembering The 1938 Hurricane, 80 Years Later
Rhode Island and the South Coast recently experienced the aftermath of Hurricane Florence — nothing too major, just a few inches of rain. However, this…
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Florence To Bring Heavy Rain, Potential Flash Flooding To Southern New England
Florence is no longer a hurricane, but forecasters say it’s still packing a punch.
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Raimondo Scores Big Win In RI Primary; Fung Vanquishes Morgan
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo dealt her detractors a blow by scoring an unexpectedly big win in a primary election Wednesday, cruising past Democratic…
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Hurricane Florence Expected To Impact Area Beaches
Rip currents and high surf are expected to hit Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts starting as early as Wednesday night, while Hurricane…
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URI Researchers Begin Testing Well-Water In Cape Cod For Toxic Man-Made Chemicals
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have started to test drinking water from private wells in Cape Cod for toxic man-made chemicals called per…
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Scientists Say Warm Water Under Arctic Ice Could Cause For Alarm
According to scientists from Yale University, pools of warm water have accumulated deep under the Arctic ice, which they say that could be cause for alarm.
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New England EPA Chief Tapped To Lead National Chemical Safety Office
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency in New England has been tapped to lead the agency’s national Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention…
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RI Health Officials Lift Boil Water Notice For Five South County Water Systems
Officials from the Rhode Island Department of Health have lifted a boil water notice that was issued after E. coli bacteria was found during routine…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Labor Day and Public Employee Unions
It’s Labor Day, when we honor workers and the unions that gave them better lives. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this year’s big labor issue…