Rin Velasco

2 weeks ago | norwichbulletin.com | Rin Velasco |Katie Landeck

To try to avoid it raining on the Huskies' parade, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is moving the date of the celebration parade of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team from Saturday to Sunday. The new parade time will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 13. The route and location in downtown Hartford will still be the same. The UConn Huskies won their 12th national title this past Sunday, beating the University of South Carolina Gamecocks with a blow-out score of 82-59.

3 weeks ago | desertsun.com | James Ward |Mariyam Muhammad |Rin Velasco

James Ward Mariyam Muhammad Rin VelascoPalm Springs Desert SunIf some of you are observing Ramadan this year, you might be wondering if you need to ask your employer for this Monday off. With the expected sighting of the waxing crescent moon by the end of March, nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide and the less than 1% of Rhode Islanders who are Muslim, according to the Pew Research Center, will celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.

4 weeks ago | patriotledger.com | Rin Velasco |Marc Ramirez

Millions of people's genetic data may be up for grabs soon. Has yours already been taken? 23andMe, the genetic testing company that had consumers sending in swabs of their saliva to discover their ancestry and learn more about their health, filed for bankruptcy this past Sunday, according to the firm's press release.

1 month ago | providencejournal.com | Rin Velasco |Marc Ramirez

Millions of people's genetic data may be up for grabs soon. Has yours already been taken? 23andMe, the genetic testing company that had consumers sending in swabs of their saliva to discover their ancestry and learn more about their health, filed for bankruptcy this past Sunday, according to the firm's press release.

1 month ago | seacoastonline.com | Rin Velasco |Katie Landeck

Talk about an adrenaline rush. An avalanche occurred on Mount Washington on Tuesday, according to the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, and one snowboarder was caught on camera outracing it. The avalanche happened on Tuckerman's Ravine. The snow slide appears to "originate from rockfall above the tallest crown line and propagated across the slope further down near the ravine floor," according to the Avalanche Center. "Wind-blown snow layers were variable between resting directly on ice layers vs.