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Lawsuit over residency rules halts new retail permits and leaves applicants in limbo
After requesting more time, Mayor Ken Hopkins is expected to propose significant cuts and potential layoffs
With assisted migration, humans help move plant species into areas more suitable for their growth. But are there potential downsides to this human-led movement?
A $300 million payment dispute and a 2024 blade failure fuel a high-stakes legal fight over the future of the project
Getting up the East Side once meant horses, cable cars and ingenuity. Now, it usually means walking
The power politics of a vacancy on Rhode Island’s highest court
The explosion, which sent 13 people to the hospital, was caused by ethanol vapors accumulating in an oven, according to the Rhode Island State Fire Marshal
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Based in East Greenwich, Dewetron specializes in high-tech measurement equipment
Anonymous letters claimed a judge threw cases in favor of a prosecutor he was seeing romantically. A court-appointed investigator found no evidence to support the allegations
Nova One kicks off our very first Biggest Little Desk: a Rhode Island spin of NPR’s Tiny Desk