Rhode Island Blood Center opens first Massachusetts location in Swansea

SWANSEA, Mass. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Blood Center has expanded into Massachusetts, opening its first permanent donor center in Swansea as the region continues to face blood supply challenges. The new center, located on Route 6, gives Bristol County …

Rhode Island AP success surges as college-qualifying scores more than double in 5 years

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island students have more than doubled the number of Advanced Placement exam scores that qualify for college credit over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by the R.I. Department of Education, a milestone state …

Rhode Island joins nine other states to sue Trump admin to protect interest payments to homeowners

A coalition of 10 Democratic-led states, including Oregon and Rhode Island, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a new rule that could cost homeowners hundreds or even thousands of dollars by preempting state laws that require mortgage lenders to pay …

Cooper Flagg 1-of-1 debut patch card found in Rhode Island — it could fetch over $1 million

A 1-of-1 rookie card of Cooper Flagg was discovered in Rhode Island on a livestream on Monday night.  The Topps card, which is a numbered rookie debut patch autograph card, is believed to be worth potentially more than $1 million and was signed by Flagg in …

Ultra-rare Cooper Flagg rookie card found in Rhode Island

A coveted one-of-one numbered rookie patch autograph card of Cooper Flagg was pulled out of a deck on a livestream in Rhode Island on Monday night. The card of the Newport native could fetch at least as much as the $1.11 million a similar rare card of …

Cooper Flagg Debut Patch card pulled in Rhode Island hobby shop as offers pour in

The one-of-a-kind Cooper Flagg NBA Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card with splashy public offers from the Dallas Mavericks and a variety of collectors and auction houses was hit Monday night. Rhody Breakers, which operates out of Baseball Cards of RI in …

Ross McCurdy, Rhode Island lieutenant governor candidate, says education is his focus

Tom DeNucci’s newest film, Bad News on the Doorstep, has Rhode Island International Film Festival Premiere

Bad News on the Doorstep cast after the screening. Photo by Mike Braca. When it comes to making top tier films, Verdi Productions knows a thing or two. The Rhode Island based production company has produced star-studded films such as Bleed for This, Vault …

Cooper Flagg’s 1-of-1 NBA rookie card found in Rhode Island

A coveted Cooper Flagg rookie card was found in his home region of New England. Members of RhodyBreakers, a group within the Baseball Cards of Rhode Island card shop, unpacked the prized rookie card of the Maine native Monday night during a live stream …

Why Cooper Flagg Rookie Card Pulled in Rhode Island Is Worth a Life-Changing Amount of Money

NBA fans and collectors turned to Rhode Island Monday night. That’s an odd sentence since there’s no team located in the country’s smallest state, but a local card shop in Rhode Island pulled star rookie Cooper Flagg’s best card in existence for one of its …