The article Newport's Spouting Rock Beach Again Infected With Bacteria: State appeared first on Newport Patch. NEWPORT, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health recommended closing the swimming area at Spouting Rock Beach Association in Newport for the second time in six days Wednesday due to high bacteria counts.

I’m an AG. I’m an AG,” Flanagan said, to which the officer yelled, “Good for you. I don’t give a (expletive). Let’s go.”

Newport police released body cam video showing the arrest of a Rhode Island state assistant attorney general on August 14.

Several end-of-summer events are happening in Rhode Island this weekend. Events include concerts, car shows, festivals, and a Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Summer isn't over this weekend, officially or unofficially, but it certainly feels like the season's event calendar is starting to wrap up. But first, it will go out with a bang.

“It was after all, fast and furious,” attorney John Grasso told The Post of chaotic bodycam footage that showed his client, Veronica Hannan, and Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan cuffed by police for alleged trespassing at the Clarke Cooke House restaurant in Newport on Thursday.

A combative prosecutor ordered cops to turn off their body cameras while arresting her at a Rhode Island restaurant. Alcohol may have been a factor.

If you want to feel like Bertha Russell in "The Gilded Age," why not head to Rhode Island this fall. Condé Nast recommends it.

Few years have been as productive as 2025 when it comes to the Rhode Island movie and TV industry, but the Ocean State's connection to moviemaking stretches back to a time when the state of technology meant that most movies didn't even "talk," the only sound being musical scores synchronized to the story.