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Newport Art Museum appoints Harry Philbrick as new Executive Director
The Newport Art Museum has named Harry Philbrick, a museum professional with nearly 40 years of experience, as its new executive director, the museum announced Friday. Philbrick, a Rhode Island native, will begin his role in mid-September after...

AP Sports SummaryBrief at 10:38 p.m. EDT
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 10:08 p.m. EDT
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco...

Several Rhode Island counties under heat advisory. See where
A heat advisory is in effect in Providence and several other Rhode Island communities through 7 p.m. on July 17. The National Weather Service warned of "dangerous heat and humidity" with heat indices soaring to 95 to 100 degrees. "Hydrate, stay...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 8:24 p.m. EDT
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco...

Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much?
Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Radio host Jim Braude isn’t necessarily an expert on Rhode Island politics, but he can read a poll as well as anyone. So in discussing Governor Dan McKee’s recent dismal job...

AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:48 p.m. EDT
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:31 p.m. EDT
In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco...

‘Adolescence’ Star Ashley Walters Almost Quit Acting, Now He’s an Emmy Nominee, Making Movies With M. Night Shyamalan and Getting Calls From Spielberg’s Office: ‘It’s Crazy, It’s Nuts, It’s Surreal’
Ashley Walters and Stephen Graham often end up crying when they talk on the phone. Close friends for more than two decades after meeting on the long-forgotten British MTV sitcom “Top Buzzer” (about cannabis dealers in London), the two have shared...

‘Adolescence’ Star Ashley Walters Almost Quit Acting, Now He’s Making Movies With M. Night Shyamalan and Getting Calls From Spielberg
Ashley Walters and Stephen Graham often end up crying when they talk on the phone. Close friends for more than two decades after meeting on the long-forgotten British MTV sitcom “Top Buzzer” (about cannabis dealers in London), the two have shared...

Hot Girl Summer: Where to go and what to eat with your besties in Rhode Island this summer
Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. This summer is about being independent, indulging in what you’d like, and not waiting for an invite to live. Forget...

Dem Rhode Island state rep defends MS-13 gang member arrested by ICE
"The Nazi Gestapo ICE thugs kidnapped another of our neighbors in Providence this morning," said Rep. Enrique Sanchez. A Rhode Island state representative has come under fire for referring to ICE agents as "Nazi Gestapo thugs" following an...

Campaign aims to fund state-of-the-art auditorium in new Central Falls High School
The brand new high school in Central Falls will open next year, and there’s a wonderful opportunity to support the next Viola Davis right now. The Central Falls Alumni Association is working with the school district and Mayor Maria Rivera’s office...

ICE Shreds Woke Rhode Island Democrat After Arrest of Illegal Immigrant and 'Self-ID'd' MS-13 Member
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Democrats and the media continue to be on the wrong side of the issue when it comes to immigration sweeps, as evidenced by their...

Free skin cancer screenings return to Rhode Island parks and beaches this summer
By Alexander Castro, Rhode Island Current Beachgoers can get free skin cancer screenings at Rhode Island beaches and parks this summer, thanks to the return of the annual Skin Check program led by the state health department, Brown Dermatology and...

Will Dolores Catania Join Real Housewives of Rhode Island? She Says...
"I miss everything about filming," she admitted. "I miss the good times and the bad times. It's a relationship I've been doing for over eight years now and you miss the people that you saw so often. It's like a bad breakup." Dolores does, however,...

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bans transgender athletes from women's sports
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.”...

Cryptopunk turns stock market king
Dylan Field knows how to time a market. For many, the first they had heard of the 33-year-old tech founder was last week, when the design software company he started 13 years ago, Figma, blew the doors off expectations in a stock market float. At...

True story of socialite Claus von Bulow accused of trying to murder his heiress wife as scandal becomes TV series
Apple is working on a limited series about late socialite Claus von Bulow, who was famously accused of trying to murder his wife Sunny in the early '80s. According to Deadline, the prestige streamer already has British playwright Jack Thorne...

Stoughton brothers found dead after fishing incident in Rhode Island
Local News An initial distress call to the Little Compton Police Department reported that a man fell off of rocks along the shoreline into the water near Warren’s Point Beach Club in Little Compton, R.I. Diane Bair By Sana Muneer July 15, 2025 1...