Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Sunday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2025. There are 136 days left in the year. 🚨 You need ...

According to NAFSA, the Trump administration's policy on international students is expected to hit Rhode Island's economy for an estimated $44 million.

The towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett are warning residents not to use any water outdoors in certain parts of town until further notice.On Saturday, Sou ...

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Resurfacing of the Mount Hope Bridge, connecting Portsmouth, on Aquidneck Island, with Bristol, on ...

Members of the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Antonio Graziano, age 29, of , Chepachet, Rhode Island on Friday, Aug. 15, at approximately 5 p.m. on an affidavit and arrest warrant. Graziano faces ...

Two Newport beaches have been cleared for swimming after bacteria levels returned to safe ranges, though Easton’s Beach ...

Roughly 200,000 retirees in Rhode Island are expected to benefit from a new federal deduction that exempts most Social ...

The U.S. attorney general's letter said RI could have “immigration-related terms and conditions” placed on the issuance of federal funds and contracts ...

George Max Porter was born April 25, 1943, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Jewel and Frances Porter. He was the youngest of four ...

A sensory-friendly Touch-a-Truck Adventure was held Saturday morning in Warwick. The event, held at the Bierman Autism ...

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The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.