Photos: Newport’s 70th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Bundled-up revelers brave 40 mph gusts to celebrate the Emerald Isle along the city’s iconic parade route
Open containers, disorderly conduct top charges as Newport police issue 46 citations and arrests on parade day
Department credits large police presence with significant drop in municipal court violations compared to 2025
Obituary: Danielle Ray
March 31, 1981 – March 9, 2026
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Construction finishes on a major offshore wind farm, the first during Trump’s tenure
Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump’s time in office.
On the Market: A look at 25 homes hosting Open Houses this weekend in Newport County (March 14-15)
With the St. Patrick’s Day parade bottlenecking the city on Saturday, open houses tend to be lighter that day, with Sunday typically carrying the bulk of the activity.
Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
The Danish company Orsted said Revolution Wind is now generating power and will scale up in the weeks ahead until it is fully operational.
Obituary: Ingrid E. Fogg
August 12, 1944 – March 11, 2026
Newport Historical Society offers limited-edition flags to mark America’s 250th anniversary
Handcrafted ‘witness flags’ celebrate Newport’s revolutionary roots as the nation prepares for its semiquincentennial
Michele Gallagher: Rhode Island women of the Revolution – loyalists, diplomats, and patriots
Part I of a 2-part Series
Multi-agency impaired driving enforcement campaign set for Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Officers from seven departments, state police and a BAT Mobile Unit will be deployed Saturday
Providence fires coach Kim English a day after Friars lose to St. John’s in Big East quarterfinals
Kim English’s three-year tenure at Providence is over.
Newport’s 70th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for Saturday
Parking bans, bus detours and heavy enforcement planned along parade route
Obituary: Linda Helen Sheehan
November 5, 1948 — February 22, 2026
Movies and TV shows casting in Rhode Island
Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Rhode Island and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.