Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea

Whether you’re heading out on the water, planning a weekend event, or just trying to dress for the day, here’s your full 7-day forecast for Newport County — pulled live from NOAA’s National Weather Service and refreshed automatically.

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Chazz Palminteri had $200 left when he wrote “A Bronx Tale.” He’s still performing it 35 years later.

The one-man version — all 18 characters — comes to Cranston’s Park Theatre on Oct. 2

Newport gets $68,000 in FEMA grant for CPR devices

The award is part of nearly $2.7 million to Rhode Island fire departments and first responder agencies this week

State climate council approves $1.5 million spending plan as requests hit $4.1 million

Thirteen agencies sought nearly three times the available funding; URI gets the largest share at $476,312

Ed Sheeran cancels New England concerts as Nor’easter looms

The cancellations are the latest disruption to Sheeran’s Loop Tour after Macklemore was dropped from the lineup for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage during a Sept. 5 show in New Jersey and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity.

State readies for weekend nor’easter with heavy rain and wind in the forecast

Rain chances stay above 65% in Newport through Sunday; RIDOT is clearing catch basins and Rhode Island Energy has extra crews on standby

Nor’easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain

Strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain are expected to hit much of the East Coast over the weekend, with a powerful nor’easter bringing its strongest winds to Cape Cod and the Islands.

24 cruise ship calls ahead for Newport this fall

October brings 22 of them, with four days of two ships in the harbor at once; the season now ends Nov. 2

Obituary: Ronald J. Lowenstein

November 12, 1942 – September 23, 2026

Guardians clinch a playoff spot again, edging the Red Sox 1-0 on Martínez homer

While the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot for the second consecutive season earlier this week, they are still looking to firm up their seed.

Middletown’s MIKEL Inc. wins $64 million Navy engineering contract in Washington state

The five-year prime contract supports Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, with McLaughlin Research and Booz Allen Hamilton as partners

Jaguars expect a favorable response against the Patriots, who are still ‘finding ourselves’

The Pats have won nine of their past 10 road games, with the lone loss coming at reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle in the season opener.

PUC approves $28 million in winter electric bill credits

Rhode Island Energy residential customers get $20.45 a month in January, February and March, on top of about $14 a month starting in October from the PPL settlement

People’s Credit Union closed every branch for a day of mental health volunteering

Employees put in more than 500 hours across a dozen-plus organizations on Sept. 17, from Lucy’s Hearth to Newport Mental Health

IYRS launching a women’s maritime leadership program in 2027

The six-month Women’s Maritime Leadership Academy is the first program from the school’s new Maritime Leadership Institute

Bicycle ordinances up for final vote Sept. 30, with opposition surfacing to the stormwater fee and a Perrotti Park building

The Castle Hill Neighborhood Association is opposing the proposed stormwater rate structure, and two residents want the harbormaster building plan reconsidered