ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Va. -- Roughly 30 volunteers, park rangers and members of the Virginia Department of Health swept the beaches on Assateague Island on Thursday. They did their best to pick up ...

I’ve been camping at Maryland’s stunning Assateague Island for over 40 years, and one thing I’ve learned is to expect something new every September when we make our annual trek to the island.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — Several beaches along Assateague Island are closed to due to medical waste washing ashore, according to the Assateague Island National Seashore. According to a ...

Assateague Island National Seashore. Photo from its Facebook page. The popular Assateague Island beach — one of the hallmarks of a Chincoteague vacation — has been closed indefinitely because of ...

The waste includes hypodermic needles, according to Hugh Hawthorne, superintendent of the Assateague Island National Seashore, who said the situation was still “emerging.” It is unclear where the ...

Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit and all ocean-facing beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore are closed due to medical waste coming on shore. Here's a list of closures from ...

The medical waste also washed up in Assateague Island National Seashore which spans Maryland and Virginia. The waste was only found on the Maryland portion of the island, officials said.

The warning from Maryland’s busiest resort town was joined by similar notices about surrounding beaches, including Fenwick Island in Delaware as well as Assateague State Park and Assateague ...

A late afternoon update from Assateague Island National Seashore added Chincoteague beaches to the closure list. Here's what we know so far. Maryland State Parks posted to X about the closure of ...

Swimming was banned at beaches in Ocean City and on Assateague Island on Sunday after used hypodermic needles and other medical waste washed ashore, authorities said. Maryland officials closed ...