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Two 97-Year-Old Rhode Island Twins Die in Freezing Cold Saturday Morning

By Alaska Native News on Mar 6, 2017 Featured, National

Two sisters born the same day 97 years ago, died together over the weekend in Barrington, Rhode Island, news reports coming from Rhode Island are reporting. According to reports, Martha Williams and her sister, Jean Haley, who were best friends throughout their lives, died from what investigators believe was hypothermia on Saturday. They had been […]

Gourd Almighty! Father Smashes Son’s Giant Pumpkin Record

By VOA on Oct 11, 2016 Featured, National

A grower in Rhode Island has smashed his own son’s giant pumpkin record with a gourd weighing 1,026 kilograms (2,261 pounds). Richard Wallace’s pumpkin beat the North American giant pumpkin record set by his son, Ron, at the same event last year. Ron Wallace’s pumpkin topped the scales at 1,100 kilograms (2,230 pounds) at the […]