Westerly News

Mayor James A. Diossa has nominated former state police Supt. Brendan Doherty to be the next chairman of the board of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility.

General Assembly launches easy-to-use bill tracking email system Members of the public who want to track the progress of certain bills throughout the legislative session can now use the General Assembly website to sign up for email updates.

As Rhode Islanders, explaining the state is not actually an island and it is not an extension of New York can be a common occurrence when traveling out-of-state. Tired of this, Roberta Humble decided it was time to bring Rhode Island to the rest of the country.

Areas along Rhode Island's southern shore that were hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are hurrying to complete repairs ahead of the summer tourist season.

Editor's Note: Since I actually did get two e-mails asking about this even though it's not exactly local, well, here you go.

A Washington County Grand Jury has reported out an indictment charging a Westerly man with manslaughter in the death on Oct.

Hundreds of people linked hands along 1 of Rhode Island's prettiest beaches to celebrate its recovery from Superstorm Sandy.

As Rhode Islanders, explaining the state is not actually an island and it is not an extension of New York can be a common occurrence when traveling out-of-state. Tired of this, Roberta Humble decided it was time to bring Rhode Island to the rest of the country.

Friday-Saturday The British-born percussion sensation, Stomp , has made its way across the pond and will be performing at the Providence Performing Arts Center this weekend.

Country music star Taylor Swift 's mansion in Watch Hill was apparently the destination of a fan at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday when police saw a man walking on Lighthouse Road, which is marked as private, a police news release said Wednesday.

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department.

More than six months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into the Northeast, severely damaging beaches from New Jersey to New England, residents from Westerly and surrounding communities are celebrating the popular Rhode Island beach.

Washington Trust and Rhode Island Housing will host a free reverse mortgage seminar at 11 a.m. May 22 at the bank's Westerly branch at 126 Franklin St.

Stonington Lawrence + Memorial Hospital has closed its diagnostic imaging and laboratory services facilities at its offices in the Stop & Shop Plaza in Pawcatuck, citing inadequate patient volume and the need for additional space for doctors transferring from The Westerly Hospital.

Release courtesy the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The Department of Environmental Management announces that four state beaches in South County will be open weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning this Saturday, May 11.

The top spot in GoLocalProv's Top High Schools 4th annual ranking finally changed hands in 2013, as Narragansett High School took the #1 spot from three-time champion East Greenwich High School.

Mary LJ Linder, 26, of 102 B St. was charged Monday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive in the proper lane.

Are you pumped up? You should be. BoldrDash, Rhode Island's only 5k, military-style obstacle course, is only a couple weeks away.

On May 1, 2013 pop star Taylor Swift moved into her new $17.75 million CASH mansion in Westerly, Rhode Island , only $3 million off the sellers' asking price.

Roberta and Robert Closter Jr., big sister Keira and dog Okie, would like to announce the birth of Keegan Xavier Closter on Monday, April 22 at 10:32 a.m. at South County Hospital.