Aquidneck Community Table and Crisis Intervention Teams of R.I. each win $65,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation
The grants fund a year-round food hub on the Middletown-Newport line and crisis intervention training for police departments across Newport County
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Yacht crews to paddle fiberglass pumpkins at Newport Shipyard on Oct. 16, with proceeds going to Sail Newport
The 14-year-old Pumpkin Regatta raised more than $7,500 last year. Paddlers and spectators pay $25, and there’s a silent auction
NOAA’s Atlantic fleet command moves to Newport in January; Reed tours $147M complex at Naval Station
The Marine Operations Center–Atlantic is relocating from Norfolk, Virginia, bringing dozens of shoreside jobs and a fourth research vessel to Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island reports first West Nile virus case of 2026; infection likely acquired out of state
A Washington County resident in their 60s is recovering in the hospital. Health officials say travel history points to exposure elsewhere, and the statewide risk level has dropped to low as mosquito numbers fall off
Newport eyes new waterfront zoning for the former Navy Hospital site, with public access called “a top priority”
The proposed Waterfront Campus subdistrict would allow marinas, ocean research labs, boat building and housing on the 8.5-acre North End parcel; the council holds first readings Oct. 14
Women’s Resource Center served more than 1,100 survivors last year across Newport and Bristol counties
The agency is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the statewide “One of Us” campaign and pointing people to its 24-hour hotline
RI gubernatorial candidates talk housing, energy and education in first general election debate
Socialism, trans athletes and reproductive rights divide Foulkes, Guckian and Block. Plus a skirmish over Crossroads RI lighting upgrade.
Matos, Loughlin spar over Trump, groceries and gasoline in second LG debate
Unlike the candidates’ pretaped Sept. 25 matchup at WPRI 12, Matos and Loughlin went at it live from the Providence Performing Arts Center lobby, with Gene Valicenti moderating the 30-minute WJAR NBC 10broadcast.
Vernon House lands $749,250 federal preservation grant, the largest in the foundation’s history
The Save America’s Treasures award will fund stabilization and rehabilitation of the 1708 house on Clarke Street, the only Rhode Island grant in this year’s round
Salve students take first place in national investment analysis competition
Two Salve teams finished first and fourth out of 93 schools at the Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium in Chicago
IYRS seeking vendors for its Dec. 5 Artisan Holiday Market
The market and a Friday community party make up Holly Jolly Weekend on the school’s waterfront campus; vendor spaces are limited
AG’s cold case unit cracks 1985 Newport murder case
DNA evidence collected by a special investigative unit within the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General has led to an arrest in the 1985 murder of a 22-year-old Jamestown woman in Newport.
Trinity Church marks 300 years of ties to the sea services Sunday
Naval War College President Rear Adm. Darryl Walker will take part in the Oct. 11 service, timed to the Navy’s 251st birthday
Discover Newport outlines stewardship push, says visitors generated $340 million in hotel revenue last year
The tourism organization is adding a community engagement officer, quarterly town halls and a resident benefit program, with marketing aimed at midweek and shoulder-season stays
State’s first-time homebuyer program adds three lenders after financing 119 purchases
RI AnchorHome loans average $383,000; BankNewport has been a participating lender since the program launched in December
Prudence Island’s boil water notice lifted after eight years
The 2018 advisory followed E. coli in the water supply; it ends now that permanent chlorination systems have run clean for two months
More than 5,000 runners expected for the Amica Newport Marathon on Sunday
Both races start at 7:30 a.m. at Easton’s Beach; roads stay open but drivers should expect delays along the course from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sakonnet River Bridge to be lit green Friday for PANS/PANDAS awareness
The Portsmouth span is Rhode Island’s entry in a global campaign lighting more than 300 landmarks for World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day
McGaw and DiPalma ask Verizon to delay cutting Little Compton landlines until fiber arrives
Customers were told copper service ends after Oct. 23, but the town has neither fiber nor reliable cell service — and fiber is two years out
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