Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden is worried because President Donald Trump's administration never hired 13 lifeguards to ...

Big Bend, one of the largest national parks in the U.S., is now operating with just half the staff it needs. As part of a ...

The public beaches at Assateague National Seashore still have empty lifeguard stands after federal cuts to the National Park ...

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards ...

Entrance fees at Assateague Island National Seashore could soon be increasing, but only for some visitors. A new executive ...

National parks expect record visitors this holiday weekend while facing severe staffing shortages. At Maryland's Assateague ...

About 50%-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. Some estimates indicate that the ...

The Chincoteague Pony Swim is an annual weeklong carnival celebrating its centennial this year, when Virginia's wild ponies ...

Here's a closer look at this weekend's Fourth of July weather forecast for the Ocean City/Salisbury area on the Lower Shore ...

Do: Bring walking shoes to explore the island’s saltwater marshes and maritime forests, as well as to check out the iconic ...