CCRI and URI launch online RN-to-BS program for working nurses
The fully online track lets CCRI nursing graduates earn a bachelor’s at URI without leaving their jobs, with reduced tuition and scholarships
Allen seeks to put sloppy play behind him as Bills host turnover-prone Maye and the Patriots
A season after going 14-3 and leading New England to the Super Bowl, Maye’s opened his third season with one touchdown pass versus six interceptions and a lost fumble.
Sunday is the last day to register to vote in Newport for the Nov. 3 election
Mail ballot applications are due Oct. 13, early voting starts Oct. 14 at City Hall, with one evening session Oct. 28
Christine Baranski returns to The Breakers for a one-night “Christmas Carol” in December
Six weeks of holiday programming at the mansions includes Sparkling Lights starting Nov. 21, a dinner dance and behind-the-scenes decorating tours
Newport dental practice offering free care to veterans on Nov. 11
Newport Family & Cosmetic Dentistry can see 30 veterans during its fifth annual Veterans Day clinic; no ID or insurance required, but appointments are
Tiverton gets $1 million in federal funding for emergency water line after PFAS contamination
The USDA grant goes to the North Tiverton Fire District to start extending public water to homes with contaminated private wells
Jamestown’s Conanicut Yacht Club sits 14th after the first day of the Resolute Cup
Twenty-three clubs are racing Sonars out of Harbour Court through Saturday, with former champions from Marblehead and California on top
Amo opens second Blue Economy tour at REGENT’s new North Kingstown factory
The congressman will spend the coming weeks visiting marine trades, aquaculture, research and manufacturing sites across the First District
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Redwood exhibition argues Robert Duncanson’s landscapes mapped routes to freedom
Twenty-eight paintings are on view through January, with a talk Oct. 8 by Executive Director Benedict Leca and collector Michael Meyer
URI puts 64 years of beach survey data online
The new site shows how eight Rhode Island shorelines have grown, shrunk and rebuilt since 1962, including what storms like Sandy did to them
Newport Polo’s rained-out finale gets a Saturday encore, with a 50-pony parade
The Turkish Airlines Finals close the club’s 150th season Oct. 3 at Glen Farm, bundled with charity day, a BBQ cook-off and a two-for-one ticket offer
AJ McCarron named head coach of Rhode Island’s new UFL team
The former Alabama and NFL quarterback brings the 2026 Birmingham Stallions roster with him; the team’s name and colors are unveiled Oct. 18 at Centreville Bank Stadium
Three Newport County ponds among 25 waters getting fall trout stocking
DEM stocks brook and rainbow trout Oct. 2 through Oct. 8, including Stafford Pond and Eight Rod Farm Pond in Tiverton and Upper Melville in Portsmouth
National Sailing Hall of Fame opens nominations for its 2027 class tomorrow
Anyone can nominate, and the selection committee only considers names that come in through the public process; the window runs through Dec. 31
RIPEC: Rhode Island’s state roads rank worst in the nation after a decade focused on bridges
The report finds the state spends $8.40 on capital projects for every $1 on routine maintenance, the widest gap in the country, and faces a $278.9 million shortfall in the state money needed to unlock federal aid
Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy find themselves in unfortunate company early this NFL season
Two of the record-tying six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2024 draft aren’t having the best start to the 2026 season.
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
Game 2 in the best-of-three series at Yankee Stadium is Wednesday night, when a victory would send New York into a best-of-five Division Series against AL East champion Tampa Bay.
Potter League CEO Brad Shear resigns after nine years; two former leaders step in as interim directors
M. Christie Smith and Amy Chamard, who together spent 63 years at the Middletown shelter, will run it while the board searches for a permanent leader
Voter handbook for the November election is out and heading to every Rhode Island household
It covers the three ways to vote and the five statewide bond questions; sample ballots with local races are online