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10+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1535+ words) The woods behind Fidelity Investments' Smithfield campus are home to the scattered remains of an abandoned 18th century farming colony, and a first-in-Rhode Island political fight over state-of-the-art data centers. A team of local developers want to build a data center…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago  (253+ words) Looking for a new'museum to visit'in Rhode Island? As one of the 13 original Colonies, the state is home to'many historical museums'dedicated to preserving the state's crucial role in the history of the United States. In fact, one of the state's…...

5+ hour ago  (587+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Residents of Carroll Tower now have energy-efficient heating and cooling technology, which state leaders said replaced decades-old electric baseboard heating. The first-of-its-kind project in the state is among the largest window heat pump installations in the country, according…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago  (28+ words) A Rhode Island man has been arrested in connection with a Myrtle Beach stabbing earlier last week that left a person seriously injured, police said Friday on Facebook....

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (438+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " The Rhode Island Department of Health is sounding the alarm after nearly two dozen Providence residents suffered nonfatal drug overdoses last week. "Providence continues to have the highest overdose rate in Rhode Island," the Health Department noted. "This'rate…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (731+ words) by TAMARA SACHARCZYK, NBC 10 NEWS (WJAR) " Rhode Island has been praised for cutting chronic absenteeism, but a recent report finds that progress is uneven across school districts. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10% of school days, or 18 days…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago  (30+ words) Leaders say the heat pumps are expected to lead to major drops in energy bills. Leaders say the heat pumps are expected to lead to major drops in energy bills....

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (424+ words) Providence has gone the international route for its latest men's basketball addition. The'Friars'picked up a commitment Monday afternoon from Leonardo Marangon,'an Italy native who has represented his country'internationally'at both the U18 and U20 levels. Marangon turns 21 in November and'is wrapping up'his…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago  (645+ words) This effort is part of USA TODAY Sports' initiative to celebrate the250 greatest American sports figures of all time " part of which is to spotlight the roots of the country's sports culture " including the high school athletes. First up, we're honoring…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (342+ words) Dink Pate has pledged to the'Friars'after spending the'previous'three seasons in the NBA G League.'ESPN first reported the news.' Pate's agent, Sam'Pernut'of Roc Nation Sports, told Draft Express'at that time'his client was still "open to the right NBA opportunity, if…...