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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

An 18-year-old male drowned while swimming near Chincoteague Beach Parking Lot at Assateague Island National Seashore. Lifeguards responded to the incident, which occurred outside their designated ...

BERLIN, Md. -- National parks are among the most popular destinations this holiday weekend and are expected to break attendance records. But while more Americans are visiting parks, there are fewer ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - Assateague Island National Seashore Park officials have announced the reopening of the Chincoteague Beach parking lot ahead of the Labor Day weekend after the effects of Hurricane ...