Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.

Hotel director of operations Charlie Holder is the new mayor of Newport and the chair of the city’s board of license ...

Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

Cox had argued that RI was set to waste money building new internet infrastructure in areas where it already exists.

As a result, the suit alleged that Rhode Island was set to build expensive new internet connections in areas that already have good service, particularly in the East Bay and Newport County.

Mostly sunny with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C). Winds SW at 10 to 12 mph (16.1 to 19.3 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds SW at 10 to 17 mph (16.1 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2. ...

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