At Providence, another significant storm will bring an expected 1 – 2 inches additional rain to already swollen rivers and streams, up to 3 feet of coastal flood inundation, and wind gusts peaking to 40MPH. Rain is expected to start Sat 12am (midnight) and end 9am, heavy at times overnight. Wind gusts exceeding 30MPH are […]
It’s a walking tour of the brand new track at Lincoln’s R1 Indoor Karting. Founder and track creator (and retired Dutch auto racing legend) Mike Hezemans walked reporters around the challenging multi-level new track, which they constructed over nine days, with crews of a dozen working round the clock. Requests to have their construction team […]
At Providence, a major storm is expected to bring 2 – 3 inches of heavy rain to the metro area starting Tue 3 – 4pm and ending Wed 7 – 8am. High wind gusts exceeding 30MPH are expected Tue 8pm to Wed 2pm, with peak intensity a few hours before and after Wed 4am exceeding […]
Winter Storm Warning in effect from Sat, Jan 6, 4pm EST until Mon, Jan 8, 1am EST for northwestern Providence County as well as nearby CT and MA. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from Sat, Jan 6, 4pm EST until Mon, Jan 8, 1am EST for southeastern Providence County and Kent County. At Providence, the […]
At Providence, a storm will bring rainfall of 2 – 3 inches, likely heavy at times, accompanied by wind gusts approaching 60MPH, will begin Sun 6pm and continue until Mon 5pm, with peak wind gusts exceeding 40MPH from Mon 4am to 4pm. Rainfall as much as 4 inches is possible. Coastal flooding is likely and […]
Two eastbound lanes have been repurposed to carry westbound traffic across the Providence River over the Washington Bridge on I-195 in time for the Friday morning commute, the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced in a statement at 2:45am. The westbound side of the bridge had to be closed on an emergency basis due to […]
I have a small house, but that hasn’t stopped me from having an Alexa in almost every room. Alexa, Amazon’s “cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices from Amazon and third-party device manufacturers.” It has become my buddy since I was given an Amazon Echo Tap as a Christmas present back in […]
In November, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released a report showing that a record number of Rhode Islanders are seeking food assistance, with communities of color and families with children at the greatest risk of hunger. The 2023 Status Report on Hunger has four major findings: • A record number of Rhode Islanders need […]
BillBuddy, an online tool available through UpriseRI, is designed to help you understand RI state legislation. You tell the app what issues you’re interested in, and it provides bill summaries of any legislation that seems like it would affect those areas you care about. The tool is expected to be available in January. Once you […]
At Providence, rain beginning Sun afternoon and continuing until Mon mid-day, possibly heavy at times and accompanied by winds gusting to 45MPH, could cause minor street and coastal flooding, especially during high tide Mon morning a few hours before and after sunrise. Wind gusts may cause downed tree limbs and electrical power outages. Thunderstorm activity […]