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Following several anonymous bomb threats to Newport and Middletown Public Schools this month, NBC 10 News and the Newport Daily News report that the Rhode Island State Police have arrested a male teenager. Read The Story: Teen charged in Newport bomb threat investigation Related Stories: February 1 – Rogers High School Receives Anonymous ThreatFebruary 2 – UPDATE: Newport […]

It is the third Monday in February, which means it’s Presidents Day, also known as the way the United States honors and pays tribute to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Did you know 25 Presidents have visited Newport, RI before, during or after they served as President? It’s true, read more about it here – The 25 U.S. Presidents That Have […]

Middletown Fire Department responded to a reported “kitchen/restaurant fire” at Rusty’s Bar & Grill, 44 Wave Avenue, around 11:10 a.m. on Sunday morning. {Read More: UPDATED: Area Fire Departments Respond to Fire on Wave Ave in Middletown} While responding units worked fast and had the fire under control within 30 minutes, there was significant damages to […]

This story was originally posted at 11:24 a.m. on February 14, 2016; it has been updated. Middletown Fire Department responded to a reported “kitchen/restaurant fire” on Wave Avenue around 11:10 a.m. on Sunday morning. The 2 alarm fire saw Tiverton, Newport, Newport Naval, and Portsmouth Fire Departments respond for mutual aid. The extent of the damage is not […]

The National Weather Service issued a Wind Chill Warning for most of Southern New England at 9:27pm this evening, the warning is in effect until 12 p.m. on Sunday. Before factoring in the wind chill, Newport is expected to wake up to -4 degree temperatures on Sunday morning. With wind chill reading between 20 and […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a “Wind Chill Watch” for our area. This advisement goes into effect at 1 pmon, Saturday, February 13, 2016 and will continue until 1 pm on, Sunday, February 14, 2016. If you need to know where to go during severe cold weather, head here –  Warming Centers Around Newport Open Ahead of Forecasted Extreme […]

The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard the 50-foot fishing boat Lois Virginia Thursday after the boat became disabled 31 miles south of Block Island. The crew aboard Lois Virginia used a VHF-FM radio to contact Coast Guard watchstanders at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to report their distress. The crew aboard the nearby 87-foot fishing boat Sao […]

The conversation for much of the beginning of The Open Forum on 1540 AM WADK Newport today was all about the seven hours of debate by the House of Representatives last night at the State House. Tony Gugliotta from NBC 10 News joined Ryan at 1pm to chat about his coverage of the issue and […]

Frank Proznitz, former Reporter/Bureau Manager at the Providence Journal and Editor of Providence Business News, joined me as Co-Host (as he does every Wednesday) today on The Open Forum on 1540 AM WADK Newport. Among the topics discussed with Frank and our special guest Ricardo Pitts-Wiley from Mixed Magic Theatre were RhodeWorks, Black History Month, arts, theatre and […]

Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools, notified parents and the community this morning about another threat made at Rogers High School. The latest threat to Rogers High School was received by e-mail at Rogers High School. The following communication was shared by Mrs. Jermain; “Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Dear Parents and Community, This […]

On Tuesday, February 9th I was joined on The Open Forum on 1540 AM WADK Newport by Representative Daniel Reilly (D-72 Middletown and Portsmouth) to chat about RhodeWorks and how he thought the finance committee vote may go. Later in the program, Kathy Staab from the Jane Pickens Theater joined the program to chat about […]

Newport Jazz Festival Assembly, a new performance series presented by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, Inc. will bring music to elementary schools throughout Rhode Island beginning this week,  it was announced today by Governor Gina Raimondo and George Wein, Chairman of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The series, funded by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. with support from the […]

Newport City Council, with recommendation from the Department of Public Services, recently increased the number of roads where parking bans are established during snow emergencies from 9 to 24 to give them the ability to better serve residents during winter events  and will improve general snow removal relating services during and after storm events. The list […]

{Photo by Morgan Macia/ Macia Photography} Winter Storm Lexi (yes, we know it’s a Weather Channel name. It’s just easier to call it that then the “snow storm that hit Newport, RI on February 5th, 2016”) made landfall in Newport, RI around 3 a.m. on Friday, February 5th and left around 6  – 12″ of snow for […]