The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ...

Is Block Island a Rorschach? Yes. For some, it is an avatar of simpler times, shingled cottages, lazy summer days, small-batch fudge, yacht races and disputes over why the hydrangeas aren’t ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — Eight entangled seals have been rescued off Block Island since the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) installed a camera to watch over the ...

Kevin McManus and Matthew McNaus’ 2020 The Block Island Sound takes a different approach to alien abductions. Rather than focusing on the aliens, The Block Island Sound is interested in the ...

But we're on Block Island! What CAN we do between our vacation-size breakfast and a sunset dinner overlooking Block Island Sound? Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

A What and Why reader wrote in asking if it was true that Block Island threatened to secede from the rest of the state. Here's the story. Two people ride a motorized scooter on Block Island.

A What and Why reader wrote in asking if it was true that Block Island threatened to secede from the rest of the state. Here's the story. It was late spring in 1984, and Block Island residents ...

Ferry service to Block Island resumed Wednesday ... Myers said. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State.

On Block Island, a tiny dot off the New England coast, birders and other nature lovers can find beauty and solitude in 2,500 acres of ponds, dunes and marshes. The 134-acre Block Island National ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — Block Island’s waterfront landscape is about to look a lot different. Demolition is officially underway on the historic Harborside Inn, which went up in flames last ...

The historic Rhode Island hotel ravaged by a fire last weekend is a total loss that will be torn down, authorities said Wednesday. The Harborside Inn on Block Island was severely damaged in a ...