To learn the true origin of the of the catchy tune, 12 News made the three-hour trek to West Barrington, Massachusetts, to ...

A 20 foot basking shark was spotted in the Great Salt Pond near Block Island on Memorial Day. The species is considered vulnerable but sightings are fairly common, especially out close to the ocean.

When the plane went down in Long Island Sound, he called 911 himself. Using GPS from the cell phone call and radar, crews were able to pinpoint the location to off the coast of Branford near the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Teams have located the plane that crashed in the Long Island Sound over the weekend. The piper 32 Cherokee plane is currently being brought to shore. The plane, which ...

Warwick Beacon John Howell joins Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian to discuss the latest about the Butler Hospital strike that's roiled the psychiatric hospital for more than a month.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A cockpit emergency over the waters of Long Island Sound ended with a pilot’s quick thinking this weekend. The pilot is credited with saving himself and his young pa… ...

Two people were flown to a hospital after a house on Block Island collapsed, sustained serious damage in some kind of ...

Two people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after a plane went down in Long Island Sound near Branford on Sunday morning. New Haven Fire Department said the plane landed in the water six miles ...

She said the Freeport Nautical Mile Festival brings people from around Long Island and parts of New York City — making it valuable to the village. "They know this opens our season," Workman said.

Block Island boasts a number of hotels as pricey as they are beautiful, among them the 24-room 1661 Inn (43 Spring St., 401-466-2421, blockislandresorts.com), where accommodations with one queen ...

Branford firefighters and the Coast Guard respond to a plane crash in the Long Island Sound, on Sunday, June 1, 2025, off the coast of Branford, Conn. (Branford Fire Department via AP) ...