Newport

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…