A lifeguard watches over a few visitors to the Assateague Island National Seashore on Friday, Sept 14, 2018. A cautionary note currently greets visitors to the beach at Assateague Island National ...

United States Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) are urging the Trump administration to fill all vacant lifeguard positions at Maryland's portion of the Assateague Island ...

A drowning death off an Assateague Island National Seashore beach last Thursday came less than two weeks after Maryland lawmakers implored the Trump administration to restore lifeguard services to the ...

Assateague Island National Seashore doesn't have any lifeguards this year, and local officials and residents are sounding the alarm about the risk this poses for beachgoers. Why it matters: It's the ...

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Md. --As of Tuesday, May 27th, there are no lifeguards at the national parks in both Maryland and Virginia. Assateague National Seashore Superintendent Hugh Hawthorne told WBOC it's ...

In the past five years, more than 50 unexploded devices have washed ashore on Assateague Island. The cleanup takes time and ...

Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are urging the Trump administration to restore lifeguard staffing at Assateague Island National Seashore, which is managed by the National Park ...

BERLIN, Md. — A visit to Assateague Island National Seashore took a tragic turn last week, when an 18-year-old man drowned. Now, park officials are reminding visitors to take proper safety measures.

A cautionary note currently greets visitors to the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore: "Warning: No lifeguard on duty." Hugh Hawthorne, public information officer for the national park, ...

Maryland Senators Alsobrooks and Van Hollen are urging the Trump administration to fill vacant lifeguard positions at Assateague Island National Seashore. The vacancies are due to budget cuts and ...