From great white sharks to the fastest shark in the world, here's some of the sharks you might encounter in Rhode Island.

Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them to "cling" to seagrass, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

It's officially Shark Week, so it's only fitting that a great white was spotted on the East Coast. That being said, it wasn't just any great white shark. Back in January, research group OCEARCH tagged a great white shark that's nearly 14 feet long.

The state's coast is the perfect setting for many extreme summer sports, including scuba diving and parasailing.

WESTERLY, R.I. — Fishermen off the coast of Rhode Island caught a big one Sunday – a great white shark. The six-foot great white was caught about 3/4 of a mile off of Misquamicut Beach around ...

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...

As of June 1, the Rhode Island DMV said the specialty plate is number one, with more than 11,000 on the road, followed by the Plum Beach Lighthouse, the Ribbon of Hope Gloria Gemma, the New ...

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...