ASSATEAGUE ISLAND -- The public beaches at Assateague National Seashore still have empty lifeguard stands after federal cuts to the National Park Service budget eliminated lifeguards. As weather ...

An 18-year-old man died while swimming at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland according to the National Park Service. The drowning death came weeks after senators urged the Trump ...

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 swimmer died at Assateague Island National Seashore on Thursday, July 24, weeks after Maryland leaders called on the Trump administration to restore lifeguard staffing. Crescencio Lucas Chavez ...

An 18-year-old male drowned at Assateague Island National Seashore on July 24. The victim, Cresencio Lucas Chavez Velasquez of Parksley, Virginia, was swimming outside the designated lifeguarded area.

The beaches at Ocean City, Maryland, and Assateague Island reopened for surfers on Friday morning, but remained closed for swimmers as rip tides continue, brought on by Hurricane Erin. The closures ...

The Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood has a ceremonial pen within its collection. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill creating the Assateague ...