STATE HOUSE – Here are the highlights from news and events that took place in the General Assembly this week. For more information on any of these items visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/ * New transportation funding plan would nix Sakonnet tolls A group of East Bay legislators led by Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Newport, […]readmore
In this episode of «Paralelo 55,» your host Carlos Muñoz explores the origin, history and music of the charango. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67422160/p55charango.mp3readmore
Evgeni Plushenko, the Russian figure skating star, retired on Thursday from the men’s singles competition, citing medical reasons . After winning gold in the team competition on the weekend, Plushenko suffered a fall trying to do the triple axel jump in a warm up for the short program and immediately grabbed his back . He […]readmore
Sharp-shooting French biathlete Martin Fourcade won his second gold medal of Sochi 2014 with a stylish victory in in the men’s individual 20km event. Having already triumphed in the pursuit, Fourcade, the reigning world champion in the 20km, became the first French athlete to win two golds at a single Winter Games since Jean-Claude Killy at […]readmore
Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland claimed gold in the women’s the 10km classic style, obliterating the field to end a sequence of victories for Norwegian athletes. Kowalczyk more than justified her status as favourite in the gruelling time trial event, finishing the race in 28 minutes 17.8 seconds, a colossal 18.4 seconds ahead of her nearest […]readmore
The Central Falls Police Department in conjunction with the Central Falls Municipal Court will provide the public with an amnesty period for any unpaid municipal citations and tickets. The amnesty period will run from February 18th through April 15th 2014. During this time, any person who has an unpaid municipal ticket will be able to […]readmore
Day seven kicks off at Rosa Khutor with the men’s super combined. From there it’s on to the Laura Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Centre for cross-country skiing and the men’s 15km classic, to be followed by the women’s 15km individual biathlon event. The spotlight then falls on the Sanki Sliding Centre, where the medals will […]readmore
The Puerto Rican actress and singer Rita Moreno was honored today by the First Lady Wilma Pastrana Jimenez, who acknowledged her long career in the entertainment world. The artist, whose real name is Rosa Dolores Alverio, was received in La Fortaleza, where Governor Alejandro García Padilla, and some well-known personalities were there to recognize Rita […]readmore
Germany’s Eric Frenzel showed just why he is the current world number one, keeping his cool amid spring-like temperatures to storm to Olympic gold in the Nordic combined at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre Starting first after winning the morning’s ski jumping on the normal hill, the current world number one took the lead in the 10km cross […]readmore
Hot favourite, Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain kept her pursuit of Olympic gold on track as the women’s skeleton reached the halfway point at the Sanki Sliding Centre. The 2013-2014 World Cup winner clocked a combined time from her two runs of 1 minute 56.89 seconds to give her a 0.44 second lead over 2007 […]readmore