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During her weekly COVID-19 press briefing earlier today, Governor Gina Raimondo announced that based on the recommendations of both Rhode Island Department...

Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a press briefing at 1 pm on Wednesday, August 12th...

Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today released newly updated data on the number of people COVID-19 tested and the number...

Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools, will join What's Up Newp at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12th to discuss...

Connecticut and New York on Tuesday removed Rhode Island from their travel advisory lists. The two states, as well...

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Law Enforcement announced on Monday that it was investigating a fatal incident that occurred on...

As protests against racism continue in Rhode Island this summer, several Black business owners in Newport hope to address systemic inequalities by...

The Community College of Rhode Island is hosting a virtual Rhode Island Promise enrollment event on Thursday, August 13 at 6 pm.

James Plimpton, inventor of the modern quad roller skate, and the New York Roller Skating Association (NYRSA) leased the The Atlantic House Hotel in Newport and...

With less than three months to the General Election, and even less to the Primary Election, What's Up Newp begins its comprehensive...

Pawtucket, RI - The 2020 Best of Rhode Island® celebration will take place, although in a different format this year, Rhode Island...

Rhode Island began implementing a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone coming to Rhode Island from any state with 5% or greater positivity...

Newport, RI - Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the once-a-year opportunity for the public to visit the Colonial Jewish Burying Ground, established in...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that recommends reopening Peabody’s Beach in Middletown for swimming because bacteria counts have...

Newport, RI - Throughout 20 long weeks of service during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (MLK...

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) on Friday announced a travel advisory for the Sakonnet River Bridge. RITBA...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today released an Outbreak Response Playbook: Pre K...

This story was originally published at 5:19 pm on August 6th. It has been updated. The Rhode Island Department...

Story by Public Affairs Office, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. This story originally appeared here. NEWPORT, R.I. — Naval...

Governor Gina Raimondo today announced that she will be joined by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy...

Newport, RI - Newport City Council will host their next Regular Council Meeting at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12th.

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Fish and Wildlife today announced that it is partnering with the Woonsocket Harris Public Library...

Portsmouth, RI - On August 11, the Portsmouth Town Council will houst a regular Town Council Meeting. This...

Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health hosted a press briefing at 1 pm on Wednesday, August 5th to...

Jamestown, RI - The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) today announced the successful completion of Phase Two of the Newport Pell...