NOAA’s Atlantic fleet command moves to Newport in January; Reed tours $147M complex at Naval Station
The Marine Operations Center–Atlantic is relocating from Norfolk, Virginia, bringing dozens of shoreside jobs and a fourth research vessel to Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island reports first West Nile virus case of 2026; infection likely acquired out of state
A Washington County resident in their 60s is recovering in the hospital. Health officials say travel history points to exposure elsewhere, and the statewide risk level has dropped to low as mosquito numbers fall off
Nashville duo Golden Everything records live at Chepstow for Newport Mansions’ “Sessions” series
The Americana husband-and-wife act performed four songs — two of them unreleased — in a single take, captured on one microphone in the Bellevue Avenue mansion
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Newport eyes new waterfront zoning for the former Navy Hospital site, with public access called “a top priority”
The proposed Waterfront Campus subdistrict would allow marinas, ocean research labs, boat building and housing on the 8.5-acre North End parcel; the council holds first readings Oct. 14
Women’s Resource Center served more than 1,100 survivors last year across Newport and Bristol counties
The agency is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the statewide “One of Us” campaign and pointing people to its 24-hour hotline
RI gubernatorial candidates talk housing, energy and education in first general election debate
Socialism, trans athletes and reproductive rights divide Foulkes, Guckian and Block. Plus a skirmish over Crossroads RI lighting upgrade.
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Matos, Loughlin spar over Trump, groceries and gasoline in second LG debate
Unlike the candidates’ pretaped Sept. 25 matchup at WPRI 12, Matos and Loughlin went at it live from the Providence Performing Arts Center lobby, with Gene Valicenti moderating the 30-minute WJAR NBC 10broadcast.
Vernon House lands $749,250 federal preservation grant, the largest in the foundation’s history
The Save America’s Treasures award will fund stabilization and rehabilitation of the 1708 house on Clarke Street, the only Rhode Island grant in this year’s round
Salve students take first place in national investment analysis competition
Two Salve teams finished first and fourth out of 93 schools at the Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium in Chicago
IYRS seeking vendors for its Dec. 5 Artisan Holiday Market
The market and a Friday community party make up Holly Jolly Weekend on the school’s waterfront campus; vendor spaces are limited
Op-Ed: Portsmouth taxpayers deserve answers on the housing lawsuit
By Sen. Linda Ujifusa, who represents District 11, Portsmouth and Bristol, in the Rhode Island Senate..
AG’s cold case unit cracks 1985 Newport murder case
DNA evidence collected by a special investigative unit within the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General has led to an arrest in the 1985 murder of a 22-year-old Jamestown woman in Newport.