Medical waste coming ashore has necessitated a closure of all ocean-facing beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore, according to the national seashore’s Facebook page. The national seashore ...

Amid deep cuts, more than 90 parks have reported problems like lost revenue and cuts to emergency services. One expert called this “a dangerous path.” Amid deep cuts, more than 90 parks have reported ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - Amenities and access to Assateague Beach in Accomack County were fully closed on Friday as officials work to clean up the coastal mess left by the passage of Hurricane Erin to our ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — The beaches at Assateague Island are closed due to extreme rip currents and high surf brought on by Hurricane Erin. The closures were announced on Thursday, meaning swimming ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - Nearly a week after Hurricane Erin hit offshore, crews are still working to repair the damage left behind on Assateague and Chincoteague. The storm did not make landfall, but its ...

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Va. (WAVY) — Chincoteague Beach, all beach parking and the Tom’s Cove Visitor’s Center on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is closed following extensive damage from storm ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A wildfire sparked by lightning continues to burn in the grasslands about three miles south of the Malaquite Visitor Center. As of Sunday, the fire is 70% contained and has ...

The fire began Friday afternoon, Aug. 22, after a lightning strike ignited dry grasslands about three miles south of the Malaquite Visitor Center, according to the National Park Service (NPS). As of ...

When the summer crowds thin out and before the off-season lull sets in, that's when real beachgoers know it's time to hit the shores. The shoulder season — that quiet stretch between summer's peak and ...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — An area outside Leavenworth that became the focus of the search for Travis Decker reopened Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The closure order for a quarter ...

Sunrise on Assateague Beach in Chincoteague, Virginia. For many, the idea of moving to the beach can feel like a far off fantasy. But turns out, that doesn't have to be the case. and certain towns are ...