Theatre By The Sea opens 2026 summer season with “Little Shop of Horrors”
The Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi musical runs May 28 through June 20 at the Wakefield playhouse, marking 93 years of summer theatre
Newport police name suspect in Harbor Base Inn homicide; victim’s son believed responsible
Officers found 85-year-old Terry Costello dead while making a notification that her 66-year-old son had jumped from the Mount Hope Bridge; police say the incident was isolated with no known threat to the public
Sens. Gu and Ujifusa host AANHPI Heritage Month celebration at State House
The state’s first Asian American legislators honored community organizations and highlighted resources for immigrants and refugees at Tuesday’s gathering
West Place Animal Sanctuary to host Spring Visitors Weekend May 30-31 in Tiverton
The season’s first public weekend offers guided tours, new rescues including Pua the piglet and Tad the Mandarin duck, and a debut of the custom West Place Defender 130
Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
A heat advisory was in effect for portions of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island through Wednesday evening.
For “The Lion King’s” Rafiki, a role in five languages and counting
South African actor Zama Magudulela brings her well-traveled take on the mandrill shaman to the Providence Performing Arts Center, where the Disney musical runs through June 7
Jane Pickens Theater announces Memorial Day weekend lineup headlined by “Saving Private Ryan” screening with WWII Foundation Q&A
The Newport theater’s weekend slate also features the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, a Willie Nile concert and anniversary screenings of “Shrek” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
World Cup host Boston has lobster rolls, American history and Fenway Park: Things to know
After more than 30 years, the World Cup is back in Boston. Or at least, it’s nearby.
Norman Bird Sanctuary monitoring 318 nest boxes in annual conservation effort
The Middletown sanctuary’s Nest Box Monitoring Program contributes data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and supports cavity-nesting species through its “Adopt a Bird Box” program
Rhode Island Department of Health reminds residents to take precautions during extreme heat
Officials urge caution for at-risk groups including young children, older adults and people who work outdoors, and point residents to cooling centers available by calling 2-1-1
Obituary: Ronald E. “Ron” “Poppy” Costa
January 24, 1934 – May 18, 2026
Duran and Contreras drive in 3 runs apiece as Red Sox beat Royals 7-1
Jarren Duran hit a home run, doubled and drove in three runs, Willson Contreras added two hits and three RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
This Day in RI History: May 20, 1959 – Susan Cowsill is born
Youngest member of Newport band The Cowsills
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Police arrest nine, deploy pepper spray after about 1,200 gather at Sachuest Beach
A Newport police officer was struck by a vehicle whose driver later admitted to operating under the influence of alcohol, Middletown police said
Rhode Island Senate, House advance legislation requiring bars to offer drink lids on request
The bills sponsored by Sen. Pamela Lauria and Rep. June Speakman aim to protect patrons from drink spiking and are modeled on a similar measure enacted in California last year
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