A witness said a man was drinking from a can of Monster when his scooter hit the curb near the Coggeshall School on Van Zandt Avenue.
On June 9, the Newport Fire Department held a ceremony and swearing-in. Five members of the department won promotions.
It's a go. The traffic will move to the opposite side of the bridge, starting Tuesday.
Police handed a 22-year-old Newport woman a summons after she allegedly fought with another woman at the Edward Street playground.
A 13-year-old broke a window at the Pell Elementary School. He brought the rocks for a friend who smashed an electrical box at the school.
The employee was supposed to stock merchandise, but the store clerk claimed he helped himself to scratch tickets and cigarettes.
A section of Thames Street between Underwood Court and Narragansett Avenue will be closed for paving from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 15.
A mix-up with mail delivery in Newport ended in one man chasing his neighbor with a baseball bat.
A visitor at Festival Field apartments tore a fire alarm box off the wall and threatened Newport firefighters when they made the repairs.
Police arrested Cristian Febles Monday night at 8:30 p.m.
The project is on schedule, despite bad weather, officials say.
A quarrel at a wedding Sunday led to a cyberstalking charge against a Newport man angry because his girlfriend spoke to her ex.
Marcus Venson, 28, of Coventry, was taken into custody by state police Memorial Day. Newport police investigated two incidents involving him
Police handed a Portsmouth man a summons after he tried to drive around traffic backed up on Admiral Kalfbus, due to bridge construction.
The state Turnpike and Bridge Authority shot these videos to show everyone the new traffic patterns accessing and exiting the Newport Pell.
Police charged four people on May 29 and May 30.
Newport police had several arrests to report Thursday but none by noon on Friday.
Police said the suspect brandished a knife and demanded money at Yankee Candle.
Police charged a Middletown man with Domestic vandalism and cyberstalking. In a separate matter, a Middletown woman was given a summons.
The firefighters lowered a litter down the drain, and the baby ducks jumped aboard.
John Marcello Parente, 54, of North Kingstown, was charged at 12:52 a.m. Sunday with Driving under the influence, first offense.
An employee at the Viking Hotel arrived at work drunk, and an argument started, police allege.
The twist is, it wasn't two panhandlers squabbling. A woman protesting against panhandling stood in the median and wouldn't move.
It was supposed to be a joke. One man piled dirt on a buddy's car. But when it turned out the car didn't belong to Jake, a fight broke out.
The state now says it can avoid lane closures during the rush hour until after the Memorial Day weekend.
Crystal Lynn Cordeiro, 26, of Newport, is accused of stabbing another woman with a broken beer bottle, police said.
It's not officially a mystery, but the police don't yet which officers will be recognized for heroism at Monday's annual awards ceremony.
A 14-year-old girl was released to her mother's custody on Thursday after an incident with another student at Rogers High, police said.
The Coast Guard Cutter Oak usually inspects buoys, but this time, the crew was called to save fishermen in distress.
The teen and a passenger stopped in Middletown for sodas, struck a car in traffic and left the scene of the accident.
Frankie Lee Thomas, 24, of Newport, was charged with Domestic Vandalism after he allegedly smacked a closet door.
An emergency room patient is arrested at Newport Hospital, and a Newport man is charged with violating a no contact order twice.
The 34th annual parade, honoring the fallen police officers, enjoyed good weather as people collected to see the color guards and floats.
David Traynum, 38, of Newport, was wanted on several arrest warrants from Middletown and Portsmouth.
The police are still investigating the crash, but witnesses and the driver himself said he was not speeding.
A Newport woman was charged with taking a washer and dryer when she moved out of the Park Holm apartments.
A homeless Providence man was charged with one felony and several misdemeanors after he allegedly assaulted his girl friend.
A car blew through a guard rail on the way to the Green Bridge near Price's Neck.
Traffic and parking from West Main Road in Middletown and all the way down Broadway will be impacted, police say.
Christopher Hayes, former Newport police officer and union president, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to fraud.