Chincoteague Beach, all beach parking and the Tom’s Cove Visitor’s Center on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is ...

Amenities and access to Assateague Beach in Accomack County were fully closed on Friday as officials work to clean up the ...

The waves and winds from Hurricane Erin left a visible mark on the barrier islands of Chincoteague and Assateague this week, ...

The beaches at Assateague Island are closed due to extreme rip currents and high surf brought on by Hurricane Erin.

The beaches at Assateague Island and Ocean City, Maryland, are closed due to dangerous rip currents and high surf brought on ...

Due to the approach of Hurricane Erin, the following closures are in effect on Assateague Island-effective immediately: The ...

Beaches on Assateague Island have been closed due to eroded shoreline posing a threat to visitors. Restrictions have been ...

Effective immediately, all ocean side beaches, including the Assateague Island State Park, have suspended in-water activities ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Virginia — By sunrise at 6:03 a.m. on July 30, hundreds of people already had their legs smeared with mud and their brows filled with sweat as their eyes gazed across the Assateague ...

A horse was struck by a vehicle and killed Saturday evening on the Assateague Island National Seashore, according to a social media post by the park. The horse — a 16-year-old mare named Gizmo ...

We were on Chincoteague Island, looking across to the Assateague Island preserve where wild ponies have lived for the past 350 years since being washed up from a sunken Spanish galleon.

On Wednesday morning, about 150 of these beautiful beasts made the annual swim across the channel from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, guided by a group called the Saltwater Cowboys.