Surfing Rhode Island, especially on a day such as this, is not for the faint of heart. Bob Mancini and Andrew Wright were at Narragansett Town Beach on Thursday at the crack of dawn, hoping to ride the waves without so much as a surfboard. “This is the World Series of bodysurfing right here,” Mancini […]
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Dangerous heat wave moves into Rhode Island
Temperatures in Rhode Island and southern New England have reached into the 90s and are forecast to climb to around 100 degrees on Tuesday, putting people living or working outdoors and those who are without access to air conditioning at high risk of heat-related health problems. Heat waves in the U.S. in recent decades have […]
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The latest on the Butler Hospital strike, preparing for hurricane season, and more
Butler Hospital announced plans this week to replace the roughly 800 unionized workers that have been striking for the past few weeks. We’ll hear about how we got here, and why it might not be so easy to fill those roles. Also, it’s hurricane season. Although New England rarely takes a direct hit, emergency officials want residents to remember the basics needed to get through a storm. We’ll share some of those tips. And we give you a preview of the summer festival season – starting with this weekend’s Providence Porchfest. Plus, Ian Donnis takes a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics.
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Terremoto sentido en Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Esta historia se actualiza a medida que se recibe más información. Un terremoto sacudió el sur de Nueva Inglaterra el domingo por la mañana, pero no hubo informes inmediatos de daños. El terremoto de magnitud 4.0 se centró a unas pocas millas de la costa de New Bedford en Buzzards Bay justo después de las […]
