Block Island ferry service has been suspended as Hurricane Erin continues to threaten the East Coast with flooding and high ...

Poor People’s Pub The Poor People's Pub at 33 Ocean Ave. is a Block Island watering hole open nearly year round. Ryan T. Conaty/Ryan T. Conaty for the Boston Gl ...

Best Things to Do on Block Island, Rhode Island Summer in New England is special. As the weather gets warmer, both locals and vacationers flock to the coast, where they enjoy long beach days, stay ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — Two people were rushed to the hospital after a home on Block Island collapsed following an explosion inside Saturday night. Police said they were called to the area ...

One person has died and two others sustained injuries after a small plane crashed at Block Island State Airport Wednesday afternoon. According to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, a Piper ...

Mansion Beach was first home to a real-life mansion, Edward F. Searles' mansion, the Block Island Tourism Council website said. The Searles mansion burned down in the 1960's; the beach remains.

Block Island’s police chief said the pilot was an 87-year-old man from Mechanicville, New York, and the other passenger was a 77-year-old woman from Clifton Park.