Reed Touts New Newport-Based Cutters
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed's office] The USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908) and USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) are now based out of Naval Station Newport,](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Campbell-Tahoma-RI-Coast-Guard-Cutters-140x140.jpg)
NEWPORT, RI — Two Famous-class U.S. Coast Guard cutters whose keels were laid in Middletown in the 1980s are making their new base in Rhode Island, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed […]
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![[CREDIT:USGS] The United States Geological Survey recorded a 2.0 earthquake in Newport Dec. 1 at 11:46 p.m.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Newport-Earthquake-12-02-19-140x140.png)
USGS Reports 2.0 Newport Earthquake Sunday Night
NEWPORT, RI — The United States Geological Survey recorded a 2.0 magnitude earthquake in Newport Sunday at 11:46 p.m. The quake was recorded about 2.5 miles southeast of the […]
Vella-Wilkinson Bill Grants State Benefits to Gay Vets Discharged ‘Undesirable’
Rhode Island, site of one of the first recorded controversies involving homosexuals in the military in Newport in 1919, may grant state benefits for gay veterans discharged under the military’s “Undesirable” designation if Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson’s (D-Dist. 21, Warwick) bill is successful.
State Police: Newport Teen Arrested for ‘Robo’ Threats to Warwick Vets
Warwick, RI — RI State Police report they’ve arrested a Newport teen, charging him with making threatening ‘robo’ calls to Warwick Veterans High School on Jan. 3 and Feb. 9, […]
Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Cooking Meth, Selling In Warwick
Warwick, RI – A Pawtucket man who pled guilty in July to cooking meth in Newport then selling it in Warwick was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Wednesday.
Spectators Watch Obama Fly in, out at TF Green Airport
Warwick, RI – When President Barack Obama’s plane landed at T.F. Green Airport promptly at 6:10 p.m. Friday, small groups of people were gathered along the air field’s fence and businesses on Airport Road to watch.
Man Caught in Warwick Meth Arrest Pleads Guilty, Faces 100 Years in Prison
Warwick, RI – A Pawtucket man cooking meth out of a Newport hotel room and selling it in Warwick pled guilty to manufacturing and distribution charges July 23, carrying a possible sentence of up to 100 years in prison.
