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URI graduate student John Crockett examines chewed sticks while conducting a survey for muskrats, beavers and river otters in western Rhode Island. (Photo courtesy of John Crockett)
KINGSTON, R.I. – January 26, 2021 – A University of Rhode Island graduate student will be scouring lakes, ponds and wetlands throughout Rhode Island over the next three years to search for signs of three semi-aquatic mammals to document their distribution in the state.
Traveling via kayak, John Crockett will search for evidence of muskrats, beavers and river otters in waterways of southwestern Rhode Island this winter before expanding his search to other areas of the state in the coming years.
Officials prep for possible inauguration protests at Arizona Capitol Officials erected fences around the Arizona Capitol complex last week after demonstrators, some armed, showed up to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s win. That protest came the same day that a demonstration in Washington turned deadly, as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Source: Cronkite News) By Ryan Knappenberger | January 18, 2021 at 1:03 PM MST - Updated January 21 at 1:51 PM
WASHINGTON – The Arizona Capitol is surrounded by two rows of chain-link fence and police presence has been increased, as authorities brace for possible violence in response to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Officials erected fences around the state Capitol complex last week after demonstrators, some armed, showed up to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. That protest came the same day that a demonstration in Washington turned deadly, as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
The FBI’s Phoenix office “has not received any specific and substantiated threat to the Arizona state capitol or other government buildings,” but said it’s working closely with state and local police. State capitals across the U.S. are on high alert after the FBI warned of possible armed protests against President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
2020 wasn t all bad | Here are some positives that happened to people this year
For many people, 2020 was a year of strife. Despite the tough times, there were some shining moments in people s lives this year. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:23 PM EST December 31, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. This past year may not have been what many people expected. The COVID-19 pandemic broke out during 2020, followed by protests against racial injustice, a presidential election, rising national unemployment and several other new challenges.
Despite the strife that 2020 has caused in many people s lives, many others have made sweet memories to look back on this year. Viewers across East Tennessee reached out to use to share some of the positives this year has brought them.