The East Coast, from the shores of Maine to the sands of Florida, delivers beach getaways for every kind of summer mood. You will see a variety of beaches and all earn their spot on this list for ...

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 ...

Remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal could dump up to 5 inches of rain on Maryland. Flash flooding and rip currents are ...

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 ...

Amid the Fourth of July holiday, the National Parks Conservation Association says fewer than half of the nearly 8,000 season ...