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Body found near Taylor Swift’s home identified: Who was Eric Wein, the 13th victim of the Rhode Island’s serial killer havoc?

The Indian Express · June 19, 2025

Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island mansion has been in the news lately, with growing fear gripping the neighbourhood. On May 14, police discovered human remains, specifically, a leg bone, near Watch Hill. The area is counted among the most posh in...

X Games got its start in Rhode Island 30 years ago

Providence Journal - Rhode Island ·

The first X Games, originally called the Extreme Games, debuted in Rhode Island in 1995 and featured unconventional sports such as street luge and skysurfing. ESPN created the X Games to attract a younger audience interested in alternative sports,...

When did Eric Wein go missing? Everything to know as investigators identify human remains found outside Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home

Sportskeeda · June 19, 2025

The human remains found near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion have been identified. On May 14, 2025, human remains washed ashore in Westerly, Rhode Island. The South Kingstown Police Department issued a press release last week, stating that the...

Beachgoers pack Narragansett Town Beach amid record-breaking temps

WLNE - Rhode Island · June 24, 2025

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — Beachgoers packed the shoreline at Narragansett Town Beach Tuesday to cool down from the intense heat across Southern New England. ABC6 News spoke with people traveling from Massachusetts and even Egypt. “I absolutely...

Human remains found near Taylor Swift's $17 million Rhode Island mansion identified — read statement

Hello! · June 18, 2025

Rhode Island police have identified the human remains which washed up on the beach near Taylor Swift's $17 million Rhode Island mansion. In a press release from the South Kingstown Police Department issued on Friday, June 13, officials confirmed...

As nurses go on strike, Rhode Island grapples with a…

Newport Daily News - Rhode Island ·

Rhode Island had close to 1,300 job openings for registered nurses in the first quarter of 2025, up from about 980 openings in the final quarter of 2024. The reasons for the shortage are varied: from low wages to burnout and retirements from the...

Who was Eric Wein? Human remains found near Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island identified

Hindustan Times · June 18, 2025

The human remains discovered near Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island last month have been identified, and police say there’s no foul play involved, reported New York Post. The discovery came just weeks after an unidentified man’s...

Angela From ‘The Office’ Is Coming to Rhode Island

Fun 107 - Massachusetts · June 19, 2025

She spent nine seasons as Angela Martin on the hit American version of The Office and throughout that time gave us many memorable moments. This summer, memories will be made in Newport as Angela Kinsey visits the International Tennis Hall of Fame....

Rhode Island Drowns in Rising Sea of Disregarded Climate Studies

ecoRI News - Rhode Island · June 12, 2025

Despite Rhode Island’s best efforts, we can’t study the climate crisis into extinction. Knowledge is power, but in this case, we already know the solutions: stop hardening the coastline; don’t let a country club build an illegal seawall and then...

HGTV named 25 best road trips in US, including this (short) one in RI

Providence Journal - Rhode Island ·

Being so small, Rhode Island isn't a state that exactly known for road trips. But that didn't stop HGTV from including one particularly beautiful Rhode Island road on its list of the best areas to go on a road trip in the country. Just don't...

'50 Dates 50 States' social media creator makes stop for Rhode Island date

WJAR - Rhode Island ·

(WJAR) — Social media creator known for the "50 Dates 50 States" series made a stop in Cranston for his date in Rhode Island. Matt Wurning, who created the series that has accumulated close to 400 million views, travels to all 50 states and goes...

Human Remains Found Near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island Home Have Been Identified

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Human remains were found in the Watch Hill neighborhood of Westerly, R.I., on May 14, police confirmed to PEOPLE at the time The affluent beach town is where Taylor Swift's mansion, dubbed “Holiday House,” is located On June 13, South...

Changes to Rhode Island caregiver program threaten families’ lifeline

The Boston Globe - Massachusetts ·

I started showing the first signs of chronic illness when I was only 8 years old. Now, after 34 years living with a complex neurological condition, I have had about 20 brain surgeries that required traveling out of state to find doctors who could...

Tourism Cares announces major expansion of its Meaningful Travel Map

Travel Daily News · June 20, 2025

Tourism Cares expands its Meaningful Travel Map to over 550 partners, promoting sustainable, community-led tourism, with South Africa joining as its first African destination. CANTON, MASS. USA – Setting a new standard for responsible tourism,...

Long Island swimmer ‘most likely’ bitten by shark at popular beach: authorities

New York Post · June 27, 2025

A 20-year-old woman was “most likely” bit by a juvenile shark at a popular Long Island beach while trying to beat the blistering heat this week, park officials revealed on Friday. The swimmer was wading in waist deep water at the Central Mall...

T.F. Green prepares for busy July 4th travel week

WLNE - Rhode Island · June 27, 2025

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — With the Fourth of July ahead the travel rush means T.F. Green Airport needs to prepare for more visitors traveling through its doors. According to AAA, 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel domestically between June...

Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth

The Independent · June 27, 2025

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Urgent call by Rhode Island Blood Center for Type O- and B- blood

RI News Today - Rhode Island · June 13, 2025

RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR TYPE O- AND B- BLOOD DONATIONS AHEAD OF WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY The region’s supply of critical blood types is currently at a 2-day level, dangerously low heading into the critical summer months RHODE...

Health department recommends reopening Oakland Beach to swimming

WPRI 12 - Rhode Island · June 26, 2025

by: Leah Crowley Posted: Jun 26, 2025 / 05:27 PM EDT Updated: Jun 26, 2025 / 10:26 PM EDT WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — A beach that health officials recommended for closure earlier this week is set to reopen for swimming. The Rhode Island Department of...

Can you name the 7 public airports in RI?

Providence Journal - Rhode Island ·

Rhode Island has seven public-use airports, six state-owned and one privately owned. Three airports offer regularly scheduled commercial flights, with Westerly and Block Island exclusively serving flights between each other. The Quonset State...