What's Up Newp

Newport man arrested on DUI charges after striking mobility scooter rider in crosswalk on Memorial Boulevard

A Newport man has been arrested on DUI charges after his truck struck a man riding a motorized mobility scooter in a crosswalk on Memorial Boulevard Wednesday night, sending the victim airlifted to ...
What's Up Newp

Race4Chase Youth Triathlon returns to Fort Adams on August 9 in memory of Sandy Hook victim Chase Kowalski

The Newport County YMCA and the CMAK Foundation will host the annual Race4Chase Youth Triathlon on Sunday, August 9, at Fort ...
What's Up Newp

Quonset Business Park to add more than 140 workforce housing apartments in partnership with Moran Properties

Quonset Development Corporation and Moran Properties have announced plans to develop more than 140 workforce housing units at Quonset Business Park, marking the first residential development in the ...
What's Up Newp

Newport Police issue traffic advisory for Folk Festival weekend; Harrison Avenue northbound lane closed to vehicles daily

Bikes at the 2024 Newport Folk Festival. Photo Credit: Ken Abrams / What'sUpNewp Newport Police have issued a traffic advisory for the sold-out Newport Folk Festival, running Friday, July 24, through ...
What's Up Newp

Obituary: David J. Dwyer

Born and raised in Newport, RI, David J. Dwyer found his calling early in life: making people laugh. The middle child of nine ...
What's Up Newp

Four Democrats paint their views for the ‘entrepreneurial’ lieutenant governor’s office

Nolan Page, Rhode Island Current July 21, 2026 How would you pitch Rhode Island to a space alien? That was the question that ...
What's Up Newp

New York seafood company acquires Newport-based Endeavor Seafood

Mark Foods, a New York-based seafood importer and processor generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue, has acquired Endeavor Seafood, a Newport frozen seafood importer based at 110 William St.
What's Up Newp

Newport lifts boil water advisory after repairs completed and water tests clear

The Rhode Island Department of Health has cleared Newport Water customers to resume normal water use, lifting the precautionary boil water advisory that had been in effect since Sunday. The advisory ...
What's Up Newp

Providence Restaurant Weeks returns for its 20th year with nearly 80 restaurants and two weeks of dining deals

Providence Restaurant Weeks celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend, running July 26 through August 8 with nearly 80 participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus, lunch and dinner specials, ...
What's Up Newp

Roger Federer narrates his path to tennis greatness in new video series ahead of his Newport induction this August

Before Roger Federer receives what the International Tennis Hall of Fame calls the Ultimate Honor in Tennis this August in ...
What's Up Newp

On the Ballot: Primary looms for Attorney General

This will be a buy primary election season for Rhode Island, with Democratic primaries for three of the five general officer positions – governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. There is ...
What's Up Newp

Red Sox extend win streak to 14, beating Orioles 6-5 to end Baltimore’s 7-game streak

BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a tiebreaking homer over the Green Monster with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended the second-longest winning streak in club history to 14 ...