Two young New Hampshire women riding a rented moped sustained serious injuries after hitting a dump truck on Barnes Road early Saturday afternoon. Both are recovering.

Edgartown police said there were no serious injuries in a three-car crash that briefly closed Edgartown-West Tisbury Road Friday evening.

President Obama is scheduled to arrive Saturday for a two-week summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard, his seventh and final summer trip to the Island during his time as a sitting president.

An effort to bring the heath hen back into existence is now the leading de-extinction project in the world, putting the Vineyard at the forefront of new technology in wildlife conservation.

A large roughtail stingray was seen swimming in shallow water about 50 yards off State Beach on Sunday morning. The gentle creatures are common in New England waters but rarely seen close to shore.

Featherstone Center for the Arts has announced a $2.9 million gift from an anonymous donor that will help launch a new capital campaign.