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

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

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

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, ...

Saltwater Cowboys swim ponies during slack tide from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island on July 26, 2023, in the 98th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. (Tess ...

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 ...

The auction also serves to help control the pony population on Assateague Island. Foals will be auctioned at 8 a.m. on the Carnival grounds, and winners will receive certificates of purchase from ...

The island is a barrier that spans the borders of Maryland and Virginia, and is famous for its wild pony population. Throughout, you will see these small horses grazing, walking and just hanging out.

About 120 feral ponies and their foals are rounded up on Assateague Island off Virginia's Atlantic coast to swim across the channel to Chincoteague Island. Some are sold at auction the next day to ...