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1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (131+ words) After Gov. Gina Raimondo's administration took over Providence Public Schools in 2019, state education leaders set 43 benchmarks they said would measure whether the intervention was succeeding. Seven years later, as Gov. Dan Mc Kee returns control of the district to the…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (64+ words) Bristol, Rhode Island, claims to have the nation's longest continuous celebration of July 4th. A nearly year-round effort gets Bristol ready for its big day. Rhode Island town claims longest July 4th observance Bristol, Rhode Island, claims to have the nation's longest…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1779+ words) For Rhode Islanders, July 4, 1776, was a day like any other. As the Declaration of Independence was being signed in Philadelphia, the Colony's roughly 58, 000 inhabitants went about their daily lives. The news reached Rhode Island in just a few days, which…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (754+ words) South County Distillers Co-Founder and Distiller Ryan Gwozdz holding all three Lost Lantern Whiskey's United States of Bourbon products in Westerly." South County Distillers Co-Founder and Distiller Ryan Gwozdz holding a sign announcing their representation of Rhode Island for the…...

19+ hour, 6+ min ago  (231+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth's temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about. 14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Julys in Rhode Island since 1895 using…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago  (125+ words) High temperatures surge near triple digits away from the coastline on Thursday. by SCOTT ALLEN, NBC 10 NEWS The Rhode Island Community Food Bank said Thursday that it received a generous donation from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. "The $1 million donation,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (252+ words) After Gov. Gina Raimondo's administration took over Providence Public Schools in 2019, state education leaders set 43 benchmarks they said would measure whether the intervention was succeeding. Seven years later, as Gov. Dan Mc Kee returns control of the district to the…...

2+ day, 16+ min ago  (60+ words) Providence's School Districts and City Leaders will gather at 6 p. m. Wednesday, July 1 and strategize now that the state has returned local control of the schools to them. Providence's School Districts and City Leaders will gather at 6 p. m. Wednesday, July 1 and strategize now…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1125+ words) Rhode Island athletes took home five gold medals, nine silver medals and 11 bronze medals at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which wrapped up on June 26. The Rhode Island Special Olympians left for the games in private jets…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (139+ words) Inland temperatures head into low 90s, paired with tropical-feeling humidity, making it feel like nearly 100 degrees this afternoon. (WJAR) " Liz Mc Graw will not be returning to "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" for a second season. She announced her departure in…...