Newport

A 17-year-old juvenile was charged in connection with the death of a 2-month-old baby in Newport, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The baby was found unresponsive just before 11 p.m. Thursday at the Festival Field Housing Development, Newport police said. The 2-month-old was taken to Newport Hospital, where they later died, WJAR reported. The 17-year-old juvenile faces felony…

A 25-year-old man allegedly carjacked a woman and set a fire at a mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, Wednesday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The carjacking occurred just after midnight near Bellevue Avenue, Newport police said. Foster Krupa threatened a woman with a fishing spear and demanded her to get out of the car, WJAR reported. The vehicle was…

A Rhode Island man involved in a brawl in Newport last year pleaded guilty to charges this week, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. David Onik, of Barrington, pleaded guilty to two counts of simple assault, trespass and disorderly conduct, WJAR-TV reported, citing the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. Onik, 45, was sentenced to one-year probation, with six months suspended, and…

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has issued a declaration of disaster emergency to secure federal funding for the restoration of Newport’s iconic Cliff Walk. Last year, a section of the popular attraction collapsed due to erosion and severe weather, leading to its indefinite closure.  “Newport’s Cliff Walk is one of Rhode Island’s top attractions, drawing over a million visitors...

Four boys were injured — three seriously — when one of them climbed on the roof of a dilapidated building at Fort Brenton State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, on Memorial Day, causing it to collapse. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said a section of the building’s roof — that was once a stable — collapsed under the…