Newport State Airport is used by visitors to the area as well as local aviation enthusiasts and the Army National Guard. It serves the corporate community and visitors to the year-round festivals at Newport. The airport provides quick access for boat owners who harbor vessels in the nearby marinas. Newport Airport.
Unbroken Irwin Schiff Dies in Prison. It wasnt the first time Irwin Schiff had been thrown in the slammer by Uncle Sam. But when he reported to start serving a 14 year sentence for tax crimes at age 77 he was fairly certain it would be the last. He was right.
The 44-year-old Irwinâs heart was pierced by the serrated, poisonous spine of a stingray as he swam with the creature Monday while shooting a new TV show on the Great Barrier Reef, his manager and producer John Stainton said.