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. While supporters say the bill ...

The plate, which was designed and painted by marine artist Paul McPhee, is the fastest-growing charity plate in Rhode Island history, according to the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI).

A 20-year-old woman was “most likely” bit by a juvenile shark at a popular Long Island beach while trying to beat the blistering heat this week, park officials revealed on Friday. The swimmer ...

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 ...

There’s a shark in the pond, and New Englanders are basking in its glory. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” a shark was spotted Monday near Block Island, Rhode Island, which ...

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.

A 12-year-old girl was airlifted to receive medical attention after sustaining a shark bite in waters off South Carolina's Hilton Head Island.

Shark patrols will be scanning local beaches on Long Island after a shark bite incident sparked fear in beachgoers. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman made a public appearance in the waters at ...

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 ...