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Comprehensive News Feed for Newport, RI.

Results 1 - 20 of 2,397 in Newport, RI

  1. Cops: Armed robber nabbed after chaseRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Pawtucket Times

    ... several police agencies and ended in Valley Falls. As a result of the investigation, 45-year-old Edward Rodrigues of Newport was arrested in the area of Dexter Street in Cumberland, according to Col. Joseph Moran, chief of the Central Falls Police ...

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  2. Cruise ship diverted to Newport

    13 hrs ago | WJAR-TV

    A cruise ship bound for the Carribean was diverted to Newport after Hurricane Hanna whipped up the Atlantic and forced the ship to head north.

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Hanna, World News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Newport County, RI

  3. C. Robert WrayRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Enterprise - Upper Cape Cod News and Information Bourne News

    ... after having served aboard the USS O'Brien in the Pacific Fleet and as an instructor at Officers Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He completed his master's degree in modern European history the same year he was discharged from the service. ...

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  4. Tiverton trumps Rogers and Portsmouth outlasts Middletown in the annual Injury Fund contestsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Newport Daily News

    The four high school football teams from Newport County competed in the annual Injury Fund two-quarter contests Thursday night outside the county at Mount Hope.

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  5. More of this story

    12 hrs ago | Newport Daily News

    The Newport Art Museum will expand its museum studies program, "Museums for America," thanks to a three-year, $134,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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  6. TS Hanna Spurs Cruise Ship MutinyRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Jaunted

    We knew cruise mutinies were in for 2008 ! The latest is happening now on board the Carnival Miracle, which has detoured more than 1,000 miles to make a stop in Newport, Rhode Island instead of the Caribbean.

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  7. Cruise Log: Storm detour spurs 'mutiny' on Carnival MiracleRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | USA Today

    ... never got further than the Bahamas and will be spending Friday more than 1,000 miles off course in -- get this -- Newport, R.I. The drastic change to the ship's itinerary -- no other ship has been forced so far afield by this week's storms -- has ...

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  8. Hanna Causes 'Mutiny' on Carnival CruiseRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Bahamas News

    ... never got further than the Bahamas and will be spending Friday more than 1,000 miles off course in -- get this -- Newport, R.I. The drastic change to the ship's itinerary -- no other ship has been forced so far afield by this week's storms -- has ...

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  9. C. Robert 'Bob' Wray, K.M., 78Read the original story

    23 hrs ago | Cape Cod Times

    ... after serving abroad the USS O'Brien LD 725 in the Pacific Fleet and instructor at Officers Candidate School in Newport, R.I. His Master of Arts from Notre Dame in Modern European History was completed in 1958 after his discharge. Bob devoted his ...

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  10. Former EG resident was behind scenes at Democratic National ConventionRead the original story

    Thursday | East Greenwich Pendulum

    ... something new," she said. "I had lived in New England my whole life. I grew up in Rhode Island, went to college in Newport, and was a cop in Providence. That covered a small area on the map and thought it was time for me to experience a little ...

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  11. Miniature boat builder is artist with his toolsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tampa Bay Newspapers

    ... what I do," Kaull said, standing in his garage workshop. "Staying active like this keeps me alive and well." Born in Newport, R.I., in 1916 to Archie and Rebecca Kaull, he and his two brothers and three sisters grew up near the water. It was his ...

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  12. For the Love of the GameRead the original story

    Yesterday | Forward

    ... later, I loved the notion of Josie taking up my girl-with-a-glove mantle. Later in the summer, we visited Bubbe in Newport, R.I. She lives in walking distance of Cardines Field, a historic stadium believed to be one of the oldest ballparks in the ...

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  13. Mutiny on the Carnival MiracleRead the original story

    Thursday | Tripso.com

    ... Storm Hanna. Where did the Miracle go? Well, to the dismay of the 2,124-passengers on board the ship headed north to Newport, Rhode Island. Yikes! According to USA TODAY, current passengers are posting on Cruise Critic regarding the mutiny ...

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  14. Induction exciting for SelesRead the original story

    Thursday | HeraldTribune.com

    ... of IMG founder Mark McCormack. Seles Now that she knows her way there, Seles should have no trouble getting to the Newport, R.I., site next summer when she is inducted as part of the 2009 Hall of Fame class. Though technically the list of inductees ...

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  15. Cheney visit: U.S. treads tightrope on Georgia aidRead the original story

    Friday Aug 29 | Christian Science Monitor

    ... to put pressure on Russia," says Nikolas Gvosdev, professor of national security studies at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. The US aid merely puts off a looming decision for US, NATO, and Europe, he says. Should the Eastern frontier of NATO ...

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  16. The Fishing Report for Friday, Sept. 5 -- Will storms stir things up?Read the original story

    Thursday | Providence Journal

    ... along Ocean Drive, and near House On The Rock. Sea-bass reports have been scarce, but one angler found a hole off Newport where he caught three 18-inchers, Kendrick says. For bluefish, including some bulls, Kendrick recommends fishing Sachuest ...

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  17. Our Legacy: Messmen - in their honorRead the original story

    Thursday | Hometown Annapolis

    ... the United States Colored Troop (USCT) and were transferred to the Navy. A few from Annapolis were ordered to go to Newport, R.I., with the midshipmen of the academy during the war. While in Rhode Island, these men formed what would become the first ...

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  18. Prism Gets SolidWorks #1 Sales Award for Atlantic RegionRead the original story

    Thursday | TenLinks.com

    ... SolidWorks Corporation, was awarded to Prism Engineering at the SolidWorks 2009 Regional Reseller Conference in Newport, RI on August 20, 2008. Rodger Stephens, Prism Engineering Account Manager, also received recognition for being ranked the #1 ...

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  19. Boeing union rejects union offer, delays strike for talksRead the original story

    Thursday | Los Angeles Times

    ... to meet the revised schedule, said analyst Paul Nisbet of JSA Research Inc., an aerospace equity analysis firm in Newport, Rhode Island. Boeing has sold 895 Dreamliners worth about $155 billion, pitching its light weight to airlines as a way to save ...

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  20. Boeing Machinists Reject Contract, Grant 48-Hour Reprieve Before StrikingRead the original story

    Thursday | Bloomberg

    ... ge to meet the revised schedule, said analyst Paul Nisbet of JSA Research Inc., an aerospace equity analysis firm in Newport, Rhode Island. Boeing has sold 895 Dreamliners worth about $155 billion,

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