Good Morning, Newport! Today is Thursday, June 19, the 170th day of 2025. There are 195 days left in the year. Today is Juneteenth. 🚨 You need to know It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in ...

It is hosted by the African American Museum of Rhode Island at the Hope High School Auditorium. And on Sunday, the 7th annual Juneteenth Festival kicks off at Roger Williams Park. The festival begins ...

Readers reflect on salvaging what college students don’t take home. Also: Poetry that questions; the risks of self-driving trucks.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram ...

The answer to a centuries-old nautical mystery is sitting at the bottom of the waters off the Rhode Island coast, scientists confirm.

Scientists confirm the discovery of Captain James Cook's historic ship, the Endeavour, in Newport Harbor, solving a centuries ...

A partial lighting of WaterFire will be held Thursday night in honor of Juneteenth and Rhode Island Pride. It will include ...

Rosemary Costigan was selected in a unanimous vote by the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education Wednesday.

Rhode Island progressives had big hopes for this legislative session. The three biggest initiatives — the millionaire tax, ...

As a gastroenterologist running an independent community-based practice in Rhode Island, I see every day what it takes to ...

The 12 News team will be out and about on Thursday and Friday to give back to the community as part of Nexstar’s annual Founder’s Day of Caring.

S-329, a proposal by Rep. Karen Alzate and Sen. Melissa Murray that would raise $190 million annually by applying a modest 3 ...