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 ...

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

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 ...

The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, or Saltwater Cowboys, have confirmed the birth of the 101st Chincoteague Pony in a ...

Go swimming, sunbathing, hiking, or fishing at Assateague Island National Seashore located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, which is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., beginning Friday ...

A swimmer died at Assateague Island, weeks after state leaders called on the Trump administration to increase lifeguard staffing.

Over a few months, seven of the famous wild Chincoteague ponies, which have grazed on a Virginia barrier island for centuries, had to be euthanized because of a fungus-like disease. There is ...

CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va. -- A five-month-old Chincoteague pony is still missing after it was apparently taken two weeks ago from a corral at the town carnival grounds — despite a police ...