South Georgia Island Was Spared After The World's Largest Iceberg Grinded To A Halt, But It's Not Over Yet

A major body of frozen water has run aground in the Southern Ocean. A23a, the world’s largest and oldest iceberg, broke off Antarctica nearly 40 years ago. In 2020, it began to journey toward South Georgia. As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse …

Aquidneck Island Land Trust Protects 13 Acres of Greenvale Vineyards

The land, which has excellent farm soil, has been working farmland for generations. While Greenvale Vineyards stretches all the way to the Sakonnet River, the conserved portion is along Wapping Road. The land is also connected to other conservation …

NBC 10 Town Hall explores debate over Rhode Island state archives in 'Preserving the Past'

Rhode Island lawmakers put the brakes on a $100 million plan for a new state archives building in 2024. But the project isn't dead. Secretary of State Gregg Amore calls it a necessity as Rhode Island keeps its important documents and artifacts in a …

Gallery: Trout fishing season begins in Rhode Island

$3.8M loan will lead to safe drinking water again on Prudence Island

PRUDENCE ISLAND — It will take a while, but Prudence Island residents can at least look forward to the return of safe drinking water. Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the state’s central hub for financing infrastructure improvements for municipalities, …

Federal cuts jeopardize Island disease research

The jobs of two Vineyard health professionals are in jeopardy due to federal funding cuts, which threaten to hold back local public health efforts. The two professionals — case investigator and former emergency room nurse Betsy VanLandingham and …

Infrastructure Bank approves $3.8 million loan For new Prudence Island drinking water treatment system

Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the state’s central hub for financing infrastructure improvements for municipalities, businesses, and homeowners, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health, has closed on a $3,887,450 Drinking Water State …

Mystic Aquarium released 22 rehabilitated sea turtles back into the wild on Jekyll Island

Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, representing three endangered species, were released into the Atlantic Ocean off Jekyll Island, Georgia. It is not unusual this time of year …

Out-of-state residents now buying nearly 1 in 4 homes sold in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Many Rhode Island residents experience sticker shock these days when they look at home prices, with the cost of a typical house more than doubling over the last 10 years. But the current $455,500 price tag for the median single- …

Another blast of warmth and sunshine before shower threat arrives late Friday

The morning starts off with mostly sunny skies but clouds will begin building throughout the late morning and into the afternoon. Highs will reach the mid-60s with a low chance for a spot shower working into Boston around or after the evening commute. You’ …