The 2026 Newport Folk Festival kicked off Friday at the sold-out Fort Adams State Park, delivering a full day of music across more than three stages from morning through evening. The Fort Stage ...

FILM, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the Newport Restoration Foundation will present the world premiere of John Shearer: ...

One of the things driving health care cost increases in the US is the way people use emergency rooms for routine medical care ...

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center has two free community events on tap next week, including a sit-down dinner ...

Eugenia Meloro, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at her home on July 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of her ...

Superintendent Dr. Peter Sanchioni announced two senior leadership appointments Friday, naming a new principal for Rogers High School and a new executive director of student services as the district ...

A Newport man struck by an alleged drunk driver while crossing Memorial Boulevard in a motorized mobility scooter earlier this week has died, Newport Police announced Friday. John Miles, of 4 Chapel ...

James Joseph Medeiros, 80, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died July 19, 2026, at R.I. Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen R. (Spero) Medeiros. They celebrated 58 1/2 years together. Born in Newport ...

Newport Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Tyquan Johnson, date of birth January 14, 2007, in connection with the ...

Update, July 24, 2026: John Miles, of 4 Chapel Terrace, Newport, the victim in this crash, has died from his injuries. Jose Monterroso Villagran now faces an upgraded charge of driving under the ...

Governor Dan McKee signed an executive order Wednesday at Rocky Point State Park designating Sunday, July 26, as Rhode Island ...

The Newport County YMCA and the CMAK Foundation will host the annual Race4Chase Youth Triathlon on Sunday, August 9, at Fort ...