Newport Daily News

The Newport Daily News/ newportri.com is Newport County's leading news organization that publishes high-quality local news aimed at providing essential information about the communities in which they live and work.

A multiple past recipient of the New England News and Press Association 's Newspaper of the Year award, among other accolades for individual staff, The Daily News has long chronicled the events taking place in Newport County. We cover Newport County politics, dining and entertainment, the environment, crime and courts, local high school sports and topics that matter to residents in all six county communities.

When did The Newport Daily News first begin publication?

The newspaper started on May 4, 1846, when 600 copies were printed on a small hand whee

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