The state's coast is the perfect setting for many extreme summer sports, including scuba diving and parasailing.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete, who served as the state’s chief executive for six years and was later jailed for corruption, has died. He was 91.

A sandbar shark bit a man off the coast of Nantucket Sunday evening as he tried to release it after reeling it in.

Two paddleboarders outside the swim area of Marine Biological Laboratory' s Stony Beach in Woods Hole saw a shark up close on July 4. According to an advisory Falmouth Town Manager Mike Renshaw ...

Bowles said that when she and Cronin got back to shore, there were no lifeguards on duty, so they reported their sighting to ...