NEW SHOREHAM – A year ago, favorable winds and waves assisted firefighters from Block Island and mainland Rhode Island in sparing the island’s historic downtown from being destroyed by the fire that ...

Block Island offers a picturesque escape with its pristine beaches, scenic hiking trails, and charming small-town ambiance. While it may seem like a luxury destination, a trip to Block Island can be ...

The volunteer fire department on Block Island had an unusual rescue Sunday: a cow that had fallen through ice.

A wet, frigid cow is hard to moo-ve.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — “Sail away on the Block Island Ferry.” It’s a song that’s synonymous with the sound of summer in the Ocean State. But how did the iconic jingle come to be? To learn the ...

BLOCK ISLAND – A house exploded, and partially collapsed, on Block Island on the night of June 14, sending two people to the hospital by helicopter. The initial calls for the explosion came in around ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — A 77-year-old man died after a small plane crashed at Block Island State Airport Wednesday afternoon, the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department confirmed.

Two people were flown to a hospital after a house on Block Island collapsed with five people inside following an apparent explosion on Saturday. Police in New Shoreham, Rhode Island, say they started ...

The Block Island Fire Department made an unusual rescue on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened on Sunday, January 4 around 1:19 p.m. Officials received a call for a cow stuck in a pond off West ...

Most people claim that it is shaped like a pork chop, others a teardrop, and a few an upside-down mini South America. And the shape of the island matters, or so you’d think, given the sheer number of ...