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

Rhode Island lawmakers are debating a bill (S71) to protect veterans from "claim sharks," for-profit consultants charging for services that veterans can receive free.

“We went up to Canada this past weekend, my daughter and I were in line at the Canadian border, and right next to us was a Rhode Island shark plate, and we were like, ‘This is unbelievable, we ...

Be the first to comment. On Memorial Day over on Block Island, Rhode Island, what was reported to be a 20-foot shark trailed a tiny boat in a pond in full view of diners chowing down at a local ...

Residents and tourists on Rhode Island's Block Island were treated to quite a sight on Memorial Day: a "very large" shark making its way around the Great Salt Pond. In a now viral video, taken by ...

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” a shark was spotted Monday near Block Island, Rhode Island, which USA Today recently named one of the 10 best summer destinations for 2025.

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.

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Early summer shark bites prompt beach safety warnings A 12-year-old girl was airlifted from South Carolina's Hilton Head Island after she was bitten by a shark, authorities said.

Two shark attacks have reportedly taken place in the same island in South Carolina in one week. According to reports, the latest incident on Sunday, June 22, involving a teen girl, came after a 12 ...

Last week, an 11-foot-long great white shark was spotted off the shore of New Jersey's Monmouth County. Another 20-foot-long shark was seen in Rhode Island over Memorial Day weekend.