Coalition rallies at State House, releases new report as fight to secure Newport’s birthing center enters new phase

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Vague on specifics, NPAC executive confident of raising millions to reopen opulent former opera house

Woman in Jamestown Police custody escapes from Newport Hospital, later found in North Kingstown; DEM to resume prescribed burns across Rhode Island state lands this week; and more.

What Sold: A look at 14 homes that traded hands across Newport County (March 30 – April 3), Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open, but needs $4.9 million in new annual funding to survive, and more.

Newport City Council to consider Ann Street Pier expansion, Easton’s Beach contracts and more at Wednesday meeting