From great white sharks to the fastest shark in the world, here's some of the sharks you might encounter in Rhode Island.

Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them ...

Third Beach in Middletown, Rhode Island was temporarily closed to swimmers on Wednesday due to a possible shark sighting. An ...

As of June 1, the Rhode Island DMV said the specialty plate is number one, with more than 11,000 on the road, followed by the Plum Beach Lighthouse, the Ribbon of Hope Gloria Gemma, the New ...

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

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee joined 12 News at 4 on Tuesday to discuss the Newport birthing center, health concerns at the DCYF building and RIPTA's proposed route cuts amid a budget shortfall.

Marine biologists with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) spotted an ocean sunfish, also known as ...

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...

Block Island lies off the coast of Rhode Island. In the center of Block Island is the ... It isn’t the type of place you ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. – A 20-foot shark sighting in a New England pond sent ripples of panic and excitement across the popular summer tourist destination on Memorial Day.

WESTERLY, R.I. — Fishermen off the coast of Rhode Island caught a big one Sunday – a great white shark. The six-foot great white was caught about 3/4 of a mile off of Misquamicut Beach… ...

“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 ...