Newport police say two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a targeted shooting in the Park Holm neighborhood. The investigation remains active.

A fugitive who fled a Newport rape trial in 2005 has been captured after 20 years on the run. Ronald Fischer was arrested ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the longtime South Carolina Republican and influential voice on national security and foreign policy, ...

Newport native John Walker is thanking Vice Mayor Lynn Ceglie for more than a decade of service following her decision to withdraw from the race for the city’s Second Ward seat. Walker, a married ...

Kristin Ann Pierini, 58, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died peacefully on July 2, 2026. She was the wife of Gary Pierini. Born in Newport, RI on January 23, 1968, She was the daughter of Joy (Hayward) ...

Newport’s rollout of its automated traffic enforcement system is drawing sharp criticism after a series of problems surfaced in Municipal Court this week — raising new questions about whether the city ...

Rejects Beer Co. and Diego’s Cantina, two well-known Middletown hotspots, are officially on the market. The combined $4.2 million listing includes both lots and buildings, offering a unique ...

A couple and their dog are safe after their boat caught fire in Newport Harbor early Saturday morning. Just after 4:30 a.m., a 911 call came in reporting flames on a vessel moored behind Market Square ...

Richard Fleischner. Aerial photograph of 'Sod Maze' in winter, Newport, Rhode Island, 1974. Courtesy of the artist. NEWPORT, R.I. — More than five decades after the landmark outdoor exhibition ...

A known MS-13 gang member with a history of fentanyl trafficking was arrested Sunday morning in Providence, and instead of praise for the capture, a Rhode Island state lawmaker unleashed a ...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it — unless you’re Newport City Manager Colin Kennedy, who has apparently decided to “solve” a problem that never existed. Kennedy is pushing a sweeping overhaul of ...

A petty theft at a Newport retail shop turned into the unraveling of a sprawling shoplifting operation stretching across multiple jurisdictions — thanks to sharp work by local detectives. On May 26, ...