Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH – A light drizzle pattered into the sandy pine barrens of Prudence Island, one of the only places in the state where ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced that it will preemptively close around 700 acres of ...

Ferry riders heading to Prudence Island will soon pay more as Rhode Island regulators approve a new fuel surcharge tied to rising diesel costs. The change comes just ahead of the busy summer travel ...

PORTSMOUTH — To the east, on one side of Narragansett Bay, in Bristol, a ferry’s engines thrum. To the west, the sun races for tree lines over Warwick and East Greenwich. Nancy Howland is right in the ...

Nearly 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off of Prudence Island will be closed from July 24 until sunrise on July 31.

Roughly 130 parking spots that Prudence Island residents used to rent in downtown Bristol have disappeared since 2018. Keeping a car on the mainland is crucial for residents who need to get to jobs or ...

A day trip to Prudence Island is the answer when you want to get away from it all without having to go all that far away. The tiny island — only seven miles long and two miles at its widest point — ...

Prudence Island’s groundwater supply is getting less secure due to climate change. Droughts, floods, state regulations and rising sea levels are all converging to threaten Prudence Island’s drinking ...

The body of a 39-year-old woman who fell off the Prudence Island ferry late Monday was found washed up near the Lobster Pot restaurant in Bristol, R.I., Thursday, police said. Laura Ward, of Prudence ...