Here's what to know about Rhode Island's most romantic hotel. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Located on Newport's scenic Cliff Walk, The Chanler, a 19th-century mansion ...

But the grieving mother isn’t a person – she's southern resident orca Tahlequah J35, pushing her dead calf through the waters of Puget Sound ... Bainbridge Island and parts of Central Kitsap ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island is home to many historic buildings, from libraries to restaurants to schools - and that does not just apply to the state's many longstanding ...

Long Islanders won’t like the sound of this. Hundreds of people have signed a petition to rename the Long Island Sound the “Gulf of Connecticut” in favor of New York’s northern neighbor.

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — It wasn't a full snow day, but a shortened day for some school students in south Puget Sound. The snow started falling in Oregon and moved right up the I-5 corridor through ...

An online petition calling for the Long Island Sound to be renamed the Gulf of Connecticut has gotten the attention of the nutmeg state’s governor. The change.org petition calling for the name ...

Wall of Ice the Size of Rhode Island Heading Toward Penguin-Packed Island off Antarctica The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote ...

Compared to most other major liquor markets around the world, the United States has never been as keen on gin as it has other spirits, particularly tequila and American whiskey. That said, there ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — House Speaker Joe Shekarchi continues to deny that he wants to run for governor of Rhode Island next year, but that’s not stopping the rumors. Boston Globe columnist ...

There is an online petition calling for Long Island Sound to be renamed. "America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!," the change.org ...

WASHINGTON (WPRI) — A new letter from Rhode Island’s congressional delegation to the federal Office of Management and Budget asks the office’s acting director, Matthew Vaeth, to confirm that ...

New images reveal the extent of the damage the USS Harry S. Truman suffered this week when it collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The photos released Saturday by ...