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Eye on RI: RI Home Show+
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (72+ words) WPRI. com The largest home improvement and idea show in Southern New England is back! The RI Home Show features the "specialty" RI Flower Show, the Annual Energy Expo, the House of Brews, and the newly reimagined Garden Experience! New…...
13 injured in East Providence explosion, fire
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (100+ words) Several injured in East Providence explosion, fire'WPRI. com EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " An investigation is underway into an explosion at an East Providence industrial facility that injured 13 workers, according to police. First responders rushed to Aspen Aerogels off Dexter Road just…...
RI's revolutionary past comes into focus ahead of nation's 250th anniversary
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (374+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Long before the first shots were fired in Lexington and Concord, Rhode Island was already pushing back against British rule. The smallest state's role in the American Revolution is bigger than many people realize, and as the nation…...
RI, Mass. lawmakers mull social media bans for children
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (578+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are considering proposals that would ban social media for children. Both pieces of legislation would set new age requirements for children using social media. The Rhode Island proposal limits the use of…...
Investigation leads to gun, drug arrest in New Bedford
1+ day, 1+ min ago (145+ words) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) " A man is facing gun and drug-related charges following an investigation between New Bedford police and Massachusetts State Police. On April 2, detectives executed a search warrant at the Earle Street apartment of Steven Ellis, where they…...
2 charged after student reportedly brought gun to Swansea elementary school
20+ hour, 45+ min ago (460+ words) SWANSEA, Mass. (WPRI) " Two people in Swansea are facing charges following reports that a second-grade student may have brought a gun to school last week. Swansea police launched an investigation after receiving an anonymous tip late Monday night that a…...
An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (597+ words) Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, is accused of violating federal law, as well as multiple nondisclosure agreements by sharing details of her work with a "special military unit" at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. "Anyone divulging information they vowed to…...
FBI Boston kicks Russian hackers off of compromised US routers
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (438+ words) BOSTON (WPRI) " The FBI is urging the greater public to check the Wi-Fi routers in their homes, officers and businesses after thousands were infiltrated by Russian government hackers. FBI Boston and the United States Department of Justice recently launched a…...
Smiley proposes new "Green Revolving Fund" for Providence
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (346+ words) If the ordinance is approved, Smiley said the city would invest $3 million to fund energy efficient projects, renewable energy projects and electrification projects around the city Barbara Ron reports from South Kingstown, where the community is eager to share its…...
Inside a huge compound on Thailand-Cambodia border where 10, 000 workers scammed people globally
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (485+ words) But the weight of that phrase truly sunk in at the O'Smach Resort complex that we visited on Tuesday. Thailand's military, which conducted a tour for the media, said that the whole area encompasses around 197 acres (80 hectares), equivalent to 150 American…...