NEWPORT, Ky. - A new casino may be under construction in downtown Cincinnati, but a Northern Kentucky mayor is lobbying for another casino to be built across the river.

State lawmakers have introduced a bill calling for a statewide vote on whether the Newport Grand slot parlor should be allowed to become a full-scale casino.

Newport Grand may be added to a casino ballot question this November.

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP - News) today announced that it has retired the final $12.4 million in principal amount of its 2.5% convertible subordinated notes ...

By Thomas J. Morgan PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Committee on Finance has scheduled a hearing Feb. 29 on a bill that would allow Newport Grand to offer casino gambling. The measure, if adopted, would require voter approval statewide and also the assent of the city of Newport at the next general election. The hearing will begin in Room 35 at the State House upon the rise of the House.

CRANSTON, R.I. - The winning ticket in Saturday's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a Stop & Shop supermarket in Newport, but no one has come forward yet to claim the prize, Rhode Island lottery officials said Monday.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The award-winning New York Times best-selling author and neuroscientist Daniel G. Amen, M.D. reveals his secrets to slow or even reverse the aging process ...

NEWPORT, RI-- - From scrumptious seafood to delicious desserts, Newport Restaurant Week, from March 23-April 1, 2012 throughout the city, is an opportunity for restaurants and patrons to get to know each ...

In the shadow of massive amounts of wealth – the nation’s newest millionaire was born in Rhode Island over the weekend. Lottery officials revealing today that the sole winning ticket for Saturday’s near-record $336 million lottery ticket was sold in Newport – just blocks away from the city’s famed mansions.

NEW DETAILS:  The City of Newport and some of its citizens are coming together to offer a reward in the murder investigation of Paul Tinsley.