Savana Dunning

6 days ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

As the city grapples with what investments to make at Easton's Beach, the advisory Beach Commission has proposed conducting an economic impact study to help quantify the beach's value. The commission is hoping to get City Council approval to work alongside Salve Regina professor Samuel Sacco, whose Econometrics students studied the Cliff Walk's economic impact in 2016. This proposal is expected to work in tandem with the beach resiliency study currently underway.

1 week ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Newport proposes a 6.86% increase in General Fund spending, partly funded by a 4% property tax hike. This is the first budget overseen by City Manager Colin Kennedy, who began his role shortly after the FY25 budget approval. The city seeks to increase revenue from its tourism industry, as property taxes currently fund 83% of the city's budget.

1 week ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Small and friendly, Bo the Labrador Retriever puppy will serve as the department's therapy and comfort dog at outreach events and sensitive calls for service. He is just one of several comfort dogs police and fire departments have adopted in RI over the past few years. Meet Newport Police Department’s newest recruit: Bo, a chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy whose primary mission is to cuddle.

2 weeks ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Two Newport police officers were allegedly assaulted while making a domestic violence arrest. Four individuals were arrested, with one facing felony assault of a police officer charges. Police say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected. Two Newport police officers were allegedly assaulted by a group of bystanders in the middle of an arrest, according to a press release from the Newport Police Department.

2 weeks ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Gravelly Point in Newport, the site of the largest mass execution in RI history, is just one of the state's many connections to the Golden Age of Pirates. Many famous names visited, lived in, or were associated with Rhode Island, including Thomas Tew, Edward Low and even Henry Every. At the time, the city's Quaker population turned a blind eye to piracy as it boosted the city's economy.