BLOCK ISLAND (CBS) -- Two Rhode Island men have reached a settlement with the government over a needless Coast Guard search off Block Island. According to the Acting United States Attorney of Rhode ...

Two Rhode Island men who set off distress flares to celebrate a friend’s wedding — sparking a $100,000 Coast Guard search effort — have been fined $10,000 between them, federal prosecutors said. Perry ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched off a needless and expensive ocean search-and-rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend’s ...

A signal flare burns bright enough to light up the day lit shores of the Sacramento Delta during a flare training exercise held at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista, Friday, April 6, 2012. (U.S. Coast ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched ...