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Ethanol vapors in oven spark blast that shook East Providence neighborhood
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (310+ words) An explosion at an East Providence manufacturing facility on April 8 was set off, "accidentally," by an "accumulation of ethanol vapors in a drying oven," according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The finding is the outcome of an…...
I Tried Real Housewives Of Rhode Island For Dolores, But I Stayed For All The Crazy
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (417+ words) While Dolores disappointed me on The Traitors, I've been watching RHONJ since Day One, and have a ton of love for Ms. Catania. I obviously had to tune in to her new gig on RHORI, even though she'll thankfully be…...
A Rhode Island company played a key role in NASA's moon mission
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (627+ words) A relatively small Rhode Island company helped NASA with humanity's first voyage to the moon in 53 years. Dewetron, an Austrian measurements company with a US headquarters in East Greenwich, produced components that precisely calibrated equipment onboard the Orion spacecraft, in…...
Rhode Island Home Show returns with new additions
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (363+ words) by CHRISTIAN RAPOZA, NBC 10 NEWS PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) " The Rhode Island home show has returned for its 76th year, renamed to the RIHome+ show. The addition of the plus marks an evolution of the show, blending home improvement with design, food, wellness,…...
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10+ hour, 28+ min ago (28+ words) The state fire marshal's office said the explosion at Aspen Aerogels was caused by an "accumulation of ethanol vapors in a drying oven used in the manufacturing process."...
The fight to pick RI's U. S. Attorney is about to get messy. Here's why.
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (146+ words) U. S. Attorneys act as the chief prosecutor and civil litigator in federal court. They coordinate complex inter-agency investigations and defend the government against legal challenges, like the dozens. .. The fight to pick RI's U. S. Attorney is about to get messy. Here's why....
How to play Rhode Island's fanciest golf courses in 2026
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (693+ words) It's Friday and the Masters is underway, so there's a good chance many of you are thinking about ways to skip out of work and play golf " and we're lucky to live in a state that's home to some of…...
'It's getting worse': RI had a roadmap to end homelessness. What happened?
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1725+ words) Fourteen years after the state created a roadmap to end homelessness in Rhode Island, the problem has worsened, with no strategic plan and questions from advocates for the homeless community about how more than $100 million in taxpayer money has been…...
A legacy beyond baseball: Davey Lopes showed a generation of Rhode Island kids that greatness is within reach
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (460+ words) But kids don't. Kids remember. They remember who walked into their school gym or auditorium. They remember who took the time to talk to them. They remember who made them feel that something bigger might be possible in their own…...
What can studying stocked trout teach scientists about PFAS in RI waters?
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (148+ words) Rhode Island scientists are studying fish caught from a pond in Portsmouth tainted with PFAS to see how the chemicals build up in their bodies. What can studying stocked trout teach scientists about PFAS in RI waters? As scientists learn…...