NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Fire Department said that it rescued a cow that fell into a pond. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BIFD (@blockislandfire) The department said that the cow…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Block Island Ferry service is expected to resume today on a modified schedule with extra trips. That's because the…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- The New England beach crowds might be thinning out, but one group of "tourists" is just hitting its…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the plane crash that occurred on Block Island on July 30 that killed one person. The report said that the plane departed from Albany with…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island State Police said that a Connecticut man was arrested after an incident that occurred on the Block Island Ferry on Aug. 15. 60-year-old Steven Mauro was charged with disorderly conduct. Police said that Mauro…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The person who died in a Wednesday Block Island plane crash has been identified, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department said that one person died after a plane crash on Wednesday. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation said the crash sent three people to the island's medical center.…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- According to the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, an explosion occurred in a home Saturday afternoon. There were five people…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Atlantic Shark Institute is now weighing in on a shark sighting on Block Island. The massive 20-foot…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Ferry has canceled all ferry services for Thursday due to adverse sea conditions, according to a statement from the Block Island Ferry. Both traditional and high-speed ferry services will be docked for the…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said eight entangled seals have been rescued due to a newly installed camera at the Northern Lighthouse on Block Island. The eight seals are currently being rehabilitated at…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- Four people were rescued after two fishing boats collided south of Block Island Thursday night. Nobody was hurt. The U.S. Coast Guard said one of the boats took on "significant water." A 55-foot trawler, the…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Ferry has cancelled all services today due to adverse weather conditions. The Reservation Office will still open at 9 a.m. The Block Island Ferry is encouraging those with question to contact 508-866-783-7996 Ext.…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Ferry announced that they have cancelled all ferries today due to "adverse sea conditions." According to Meteorologist Kelly Bates, a front lifting into Southern New England will bring in rain that may be…
WAKEFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Brockton man was arraigned in Washington County Superior Court for a fight that happened on the Block Island Ferry…
WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) – Fly The Whale, a US scheduled air carrier based in New Haven, Conn. will now be offering flights from Westerly to Block Island. Starting November 4, Fly the Whale will be offering four daily round trips…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- The New Shoreham Town Council will be discussing the Block Island Ferry tonight, and ways to prevent disorderly conduct in the future. A total of nine people were arrested back in June after a fight…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Narragansett police have released body cam footage from the aftermath of a large fight at the Block Island…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two additional individuals have been arrested after a fight broke out at the Block Island Ferry terminal this past weekend. According to a press release, 54-year-old James Ronald Cole Jr. of Westerly and 41-year-old Jordan Leighty…
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two of the seven people involved in the Block Island fight Saturday were arraigned in court on Monday. Brothers, Michael Lopes of Brockton, and…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Narragansett Police Department said that seven people were arrested after a " large fight" at the Block Island Ferry dock on June 15. The department said multiple officers responded to the dock around 8 p.m.…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Ferry said that two Saturday trips to and from the island have been cancelled. The 3 p.m. trip departing Block Island and the 5 p.m. trip departing Point Judith have both been…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- Due to adverse sea conditions, the Block Island Ferry is canceling all trips for Friday. The reservation office will be open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and can be reached at 866-783-7996 Ext 3.
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Block Island Ferry is canceling its 11:30 a.m. departure from Point Judith and its 2 p.m. departure from Block Island due to adverse sea conditions. Service is expected to resume with the 4:15 p.m.…
