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.
Terri Irwin has responded for the first time to persistent rumours about the resting place of her husband, ''Crocodile Hunter'' Steve Irwin. After his death in 2006, it was speculated Irwin, 44, was buried on private land within his beloved Australia Zoo in Queensland or cremated. As the third anniversary of his death approaches rumours remain that the ceremony involved a crocodile, in accordance with his last wishes.