3 h. ago Mystery buyer revealed of $79.5M Wyoming ranch that is bigger than Rhode Island

Christopher Robinson purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company

Economics

3 d. ago Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction

Politics

4 d. ago Developer of New York offshore wind farm is asking a federal judge to spare it from Trump

A federal judge is expected to consider whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York

Politics

5 d. ago US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump

Ørsted and other wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multibillion dollar projects under TrumpA federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month.The ruling by US district judge Royce Lamberth is a legal setback for Trump, who has sought to block expansion of offshore wind in federal waters. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Energy developers head to court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills'

Three energy developers are challenging the Trump administration’s freeze on their offshore wind projects

Politics

1 week ago New Haven police chief abruptly retires after theft allegations, mayor says

New Haven's police chief has abruptly retired following allegations he stole money from a department account

Events

2 w. ago Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond

Events

2 w. ago ‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation“That’s the tactic they use,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island senator, pondering whether Donald Trump might attach his name to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.”Whitehouse was sitting in his Senate office and speaking to the Guardian at 11am on Thursday 18 December. Two hours later, his words proved prophetic. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on X that the Kennedy Center board had “voted unanimously” to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Outrageous moment white Democrat bigwig, 51, tries playing the race card while telling cops that she is too important to be arrested on suspicion of DUI

Maria A. Bucci, 51, former Cranston mayoral candidate and current chairwoman of the city's Democratic Committee, has been charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop.

Events

3 w. ago Nation six times smaller than Rhode Island agrees to take in migrants from US

The small island nation supported the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is heavily reliant on the US for financial support

Events

3 w. ago Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, killed in campus shooting

Hundreds of Alabama funeralgoers mourned a Brown University sophomore killed in a recent campus attack

Events

4 w. ago How a Reddit post helped police find vital clue in Brown University shooting

An amateur detective was the one who helped police in the huge manhunt for the Browns University shooter in Rhode Island - as he posted a tip off on Reddit of his encounter with the man

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