Westerly News

As RI's seniors don caps and gowns statewide this month, it's time to discover where the top seniors are attending college in the fall.

Newport Police made the following arrests: Warrant Arrests James E. Pavao, 48, of 9 Newport Ave., Newport, was arrested around 4 p.m. May 25, for an active warrant.

The newspaper says it has sold its 56 Main St. building in Westerly to the Washington Trust Co.

Lifeguards in Westerly will soon be equipped with remote-controlled buoys they can deploy to help swimmers in distress.

A Massachusetts Maritime Academy junior has pleaded not guilty to charges of striking and injuring three pedestrians while driving under the influence.

It is no secret that the beaches of Charlestown are among the favorite summer destinations of many Rhode Island and Connecticut residents, not to mention visitors from afar.

Maritime cadet is facing drunk-driving charges after police and school officials say he drove his car into a crowd of people, hitting one fellow student before backing into two other people and then fleeing the scene.

Westerly's Amazing Race for the Relay for Life is back!!! Come have a great time out with your friends while supporting a fantastic cause- The American Cancer Society.

A Needham man pled guilty on Wednesday, May 16 in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI to three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering related to his work as a mortgage attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

The boyfriend of a 26-year-old woman who was shot and seriously injured at 424 Kick Hill Road on Tuesday morning has been arrested, state police said.

The FBI is reviewing allegations of wrongdoing by Westerly police in the arrest of a Connecticut man who died 16 hours after being released from custody.

State officials say an imprisoned convicted killer apparently isn't the owner of a Facebook page in his name that has angered the victim's family.

The beach season kicks off this Friday, May 11th, with the 2012 Misquamicut SpringFest at Misquamicut State Beach, a mecca for family fun.