Talia Blake
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Spot The Spoof: Officials Say Scam Artists Get Savvier With Technology
If you have a cellphone, you’ve probably received a call from a scam artist. And Rhode Island Officials say it’s not just the elderly falling victim. → Read More
Just Unban It? N. Smithfield Council Might Recall Nike Resolution Amid Backlash
North Smithfield's Town Council will revisit a previously approved nonbinding resolution to boycott Nike products because of public backlash. Town Council → Read More
RI Marks 17th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks against the U.S. killed nearly 3,000 people. On Tuesday, the Naval War College in → Read More
Vigil Honors Central High School Shooting Victim
Students, faculty, and community members came together Friday afternoon to remember 15-year-old William Parsons, the Providence high school student who was → Read More
Authorities Likely To Pursue Adult Prosecution For Suspect In Fatal Providence Shooting
Teachers, students, and police milled quietly around Central High School and Providence Career and Technical Academy Thursday morning, the day after a → Read More
Brown Removes Study On Transgender Teens Amid Criticism
Brown University is getting criticism from the left and the right after removing a press release about a professor’s research on transgender teens. The → Read More
Tiverton Casino Cuts Ribbon; Programs In Place For Problem Gamblers
As of September 1, Rhode Island will officially have two full-scale casinos, operating table games like poker and black jack. Twin River Casino held a → Read More
'Jungleland' Movie Looks For Extras, Residents Look For A Star
Movie producers are looking for extras in Fall River. And some local residents have been taking their shot at 15 seconds of stardom, while others are → Read More
Oil Painting By French Impressionist Master Renoir To Be Auctioned In Cranston
Art lovers will soon have the chance to bid for an original oil painting by French impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. Cranston-based auctioneer Bruneau → Read More
Providence To Reactivate School Zone Speed Camera Program
Providence is reactivating school zone speed cameras after the program generated an outcry earlier this year. → Read More
Providence Places Regulations On Electric Scooters
Although Bird electric scooters are already dispersed across Providence, the city said it will begin a year-long scooter-sharing pilot August 17th. → Read More
Unnanounced 'Bird' Scooter Rentals Ruffle Some Feathers
Bird is the word…if you’re 60’s rock band The Trashman but, not if you’re a city official looking to regulate rentable scooters. When the company Bird → Read More
Unannounced 'Bird' Scooter Rentals Ruffle Some Feathers
Bird is the word…if you’re 60’s rock band The Trashman but, not if you’re a city official looking to regulate rentable scooters. When the company Bird → Read More
Gov. Raimondo Maps Out RI's Clean Energy Future
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced her plans for the state's clean energy future on Tuesday. She is proposing to make the ocean state a major → Read More
Study Shows GOP Embraces President Trump
A study by the Wesleyan Media Project finds Republican candidates are praising President Donald Trump at record rates in their advertising for November’s → Read More
Cicilline: Downloadable Guns Are A Disaster Waiting To Happen
U.S. Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island is introducing a bill that would ban the 3-D printing of plastic firearms, in response to the Trump → Read More
Middleborough Police Kill Fox Believed To Be Responsible For Attacking Two People
Middleborough Police and Animal Control report that a fox that was believed to have attacked two people on Sunday and Monday was located and killed early → Read More
One Day Left To Respond To The 2018 Census Test
Rhode Island residents have until Tuesday, July 31st to respond to the 2018 Census Test taking place in Providence County. The test is part of preparations → Read More
Low-cost Prosthetic Foot Tailors To Individual's Body
A MIT engineer has developed a lightweight, prosthetic foot that can be tailored to each patient that will cost less than prosthetics on the market now. → Read More
Brown University Drops SAT And ACT Requirements For Prospective Students
Brown University will no longer require the SAT essay or ACT writing sections from incoming applicants. The ivy league university believes the standardized → Read More