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The ferry company that runs the year-round transport to Block Island says it is looking to purchase a boat that will carry twice as many passengers.

By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WLNE) — Two people were hurt after a small plane went down on Block Island...

More than 100 labor officials got a tour of the Block Island Wind Farm on Tuesday to see what kinds of economic opportunities may lie ahead in the clean energy industry in Southern New England.

By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — Residents on Block Island will become the first in the United States to exclusively get their power from wind turbines...

By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6           NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. – A picturesque summer resort island without Uber or Lyft wants to keep it that away.                  ...

By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter:  @ABC6 NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. – Just ahead of the beach season the owners of one popular Block Island destination are finding themselves in some legal tr...

By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. - Deer hunting season is set to open on Block Island.               The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says the se...

By: News Staff news@abc6.com BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — Multiple rescues made at sea after a collision off Block Island Tuesday morning. The US Coast Guard received a call from the captain of a lobste...

By Alana Cerrone acerrone@abc6.com @Alana_Cerrone Rhode Island may be known for many things – and now it can be known for having the first offshore wind farm in the country. 600 feet in the air...

By: News Staff news@abc6.com Narragansett, R.I. — The Block Island Ferry has cancelled all ferry services Friday due to adverse sea conditions. Ferry officials are asking anyone who has a vehicl...

By: The Associated Press news@abc6.com The U.S. Coast Guard says a search for two missing boaters off the coast of Rhode Island has shifted to the waters south of Long Island, New York. The Coas...

The ferry added eight extra round-trip rides Wednesday, to ensure everyone who stuck on the Island or going to the island makes it to their destination. With ferry cancellations since Sunday, the b...

By News Staff news@abc6.com A 17-year-old was killed after a car crash on Block Island. The driver is charged with drunk driving, death resulting. Police say 20-year-old Brandon McCrave of Narra...

By: News Staff news@abc6.com A small plane with six passengers on board crashed on to a field in Block Island. The plane burst into flames when it crashed, causing the fire to spread on the fiel...

By News Staff news@abc6.com The Associated Press A ferry carrying presidential primary ballots has arrived to Rhode Island's Block Island after a heavy turnout caused the remote community to run...

By News Staff, The Block Island Ferry is canceling all ferries for Friday November 13th because of weather and sea conditions.ABC6 News Meteorologist Chelsea Priest says the National Weather Servic...

By The Associated Pressnews@abc6.com NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued three people from a fishing boat that was adrift 45 miles off Block Island.The Coast Guard says it re...

By News Staff news@abc6.com Police say the excavator that fell off the barge into the water last week on Block Island has been recovered Saturday morning. The excavator was recovered on June 13th ...

By News Staff news@abc6.com An excavator falls while The Army Corps of Engineers work on the break wall near the ballads on Sunday. The excavator fell at 2 p.m. on June 6th after the Army Corps of...

By The Associated Pressnews@abc6.com POINT JUDITH, R.I. (AP) _ The company that operates the Block Island Ferry is seeking to raise rates for some of its passengers.Interstate Navigation Company, ...

By: Melissa Randall mrandall@abc6.com @MRandallABC6 Sparks are flying at Specialty Diving Services in Quonset. Trained welders are creating some of the components that will eventually become part o...