The Town of Middletown has announced the winners of its sixth annual Holiday Card Art Contest, selecting four designs that will grace the community’s official holiday cards this season. Two Gaudet Middle School students — sixth grader Hawkin Powers and eighth grader Ella Cochran — along with adults Elizabeth Brassard and Vanessa Ellerman were recognized […]
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Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities searching for a shooter who attacked students Saturday at Brown University are asking for tips from people who might have video of the shooter potentially casing the area the week before. Authorities have released several videos from the day of the attack, which left two […]
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Newport Classical names Oliver Inteeworn as new executive director
Newport Classical has appointed Oliver Inteeworn as its new executive director, the organization announced Wednesday Inteeworn, who brings 25 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit performing arts sector, will begin the role Jan. 5, 2026. He succeeds Gillian Fox, who served as executive director from 2020 to 2025, and interim director Eric Gershman. Most […]
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South County Health offers free childbirth classes to support growing families
Preparing to welcome a new baby is one of life’s most exciting—and sometimes overwhelming—moments. To help parents feel confident, supported, and ready for their childbirth experience, South County Health offers free childbirth education classes, now available in Newport. Newport area courses are held at the Newport County YMCA in Middletown and led by Victoria Gatling, […]
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School shootings dropped in 2025 – but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
James Densley, Metropolitan State University Active shootings represent a very small percentage of on-campus university violence. But among those that do happen, there are patterns. And as law enforcement officials continue to investigate the Dec. 13, 2025, Brown University shooting, similarities can be seen with other active shooter cases on college campuses that scholar James […]
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What’s up in Newport: Wednesday, December 17
Here’s a look at what’s coming up on Wednesday, December 17, in Newport. Weather Forecast Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as […]
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What to know about the search for the Brown University shooting suspect
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the Brown University shooter still on the loose Tuesday, authorities released new video of a suspect and police fanned out to Providence schools to reassure parents, kids and teachers as investigators pushed for new evidence that might help them crack the case. Here’s a […]
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Brown mourns the loss of an aspiring doctor and campus leader to the campus attack
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A makeshift shrine of flowers and condolence cards has gone up outside of the Brown University building where a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others, with the Ivy League school and surrounding community trying to make sense of the tragedy. As investigators pursue clues about the gunman, who remained at […]
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Christine Baranski narrates `A Christmas Carol’ before returning for new `The Gilded Age’ season
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Baranski was in the playground outside St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, New York, about three years ago when she came across Matthew Guard, artistic director of the Grammy-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble. “I love choral music,” she told him. An Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor, Baranski went on […]
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USC and Brown cancel men’s basketball game after mass shooting on RI campus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The men’s basketball game between Brown and Southern California scheduled for Sunday in Los Angeles has been canceled. So has the women’s game against Monmouth, which was set for Sunday in Rhode Island. Brown athletic officials announced both cancellations Tuesday. USC said the schools mutually agreed on the decision following the mass […]
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Rhode Island FC announces 2026 schedule, opens at home March 7
Rhode Island FC will open its 2026 season at home against Loudoun United FC on Saturday, March 7, the club announced Tuesday. The Ocean State club will play at least 34 games from March through October, including 30 regular-season matchups and four group stage games in the Prinx Tires USL Cup. RIFC will split its […]
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Newport Hospital opens first adolescent behavioral health unit in county
Newport Hospital cut the ribbon Monday on its new adolescent behavioral health unit, marking a milestone in addressing the youth mental health crisis in Newport County. The eight-bed James P. Nolan, MD and Peggy Nolan Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit is the first of its kind in the county, where families previously had no local acute […]
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Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Additional police were sent to Providence schools on Tuesday to reassure worried parents that their kids will be safe even with the Brown University shooter on the loose and no indication yet that investigators have zeroed in on a suspect. Authorities on Monday released several new […]
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Newport police increase patrols in response to Brown University shooting, Bondi Beach attack
The Newport Police Department says that it has increased patrols and security presence across the city in response to the mass shooting at Brown University and a terrorist attack in Australia that together killed 18 people over the weekend. Officers from Newport were among those who responded to the Providence campus Saturday after a gunman […]
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Fall River man charged after Route 24 rollover crash leaves juvenile with life-threatening injuries
An 18-year-old Fall River man has been charged with driving to endanger resulting in serious bodily injury after a rollover crash Friday night left a juvenile passenger with life-threatening injuries, Portsmouth police announced Monday. Michael A. Montanez Verdejo was arrested Saturday in connection with the single-vehicle crash on Route 24 North near Cedar Island that […]
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Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response
By HELEN WIEFFERING, BYRON TAU, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The ongoing effort to find a man who walked onto Brown University ’s campus during a busy exam season and shot nearly a dozen students in a crowded lecture hall has raised questions about the school’s security systems and the urgency of the […]
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Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities knocked on doors and scoured yards Monday in search of any video or other evidence that might lead them to the Brown University gunman, whose face was covered or not visible in footage captured before and after the weekend attack that killed two students […]
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What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 16
Discover all that’s happening for live music, entertainment, and events in Newport County. Organizing an event? Add it to What’sUpNewp’s event calendar. Weather Forecast Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph. Sun & Tide Information […]
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An aspiring neurosurgeon and a campus Republican died in the Brown campus shooting
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press An aspiring neurosurgeon and a student leader of Brown University’s campus Republicans were in a study group preparing for an economics final, with the end of the semester in sight. But the lives of MukhammadAziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook were cut short Saturday when a gunman opened fire inside a […]
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Potter League invites Rhode Islanders to foster a shelter dog for the holidays
Looking to add a little warmth and wagging tails to your holiday season? The Potter League for Animals is bringing back its popular Host a Howliday Houseguest program, offering Rhode Islanders the chance to foster a shelter dog from Dec. 22 through Dec. 27. The short-term foster initiative matches shelter dogs with local families for […]
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Patriots believe 2nd-half collapse in loss to Bills isn’t a sign of bigger issues
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots had one of their fastest starts of the season in the first half against the Bills. The problem was they combined it with one of their worst second halves of the season as well. It added up to their first loss since late September, and some sudden questions about a team […]
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Newport’s best holiday doorways honored in annual competition
The results are in for the 2025 Christmas In Newport Doorway Competition, and Newport residents and businesses have once again transformed the City by the Sea into a winter wonderland of decorated entryways. Discover Newport announced the winners this week, with 47 Poplar Street claiming the coveted Grand Prize for its standout holiday display. The […]
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Bike Newport’s holiday bike giveaway puts 85 kids on two wheels
The Big Blue Bike Barn was filled with excitement on December 6th as Bike Newport hosted its annual Holiday Bike Giveaway, matching 85 restored bicycles with Aquidneck Island children eager for their next — or first — set of wheels. Over the course of four hours, dozens of local families streamed through the nonprofit’s headquarters, […]
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What’s up in Newport: Monday, December 15
Here’s a look at what’s coming up on Monday, December 15, in Newport. Weather Forecast Today: Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Sun & Tide Information Sunrise: 7:04 […]
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Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night. The disclosure, made at a hastily […]