More Wilmington-area beach towns are advising beachgoers to stay out of the water as Hurricane Erin draws closer to the Cape Fear region, bringing life-threatening surf and rip currents to area ...

A teenager drowned while swimming with his family at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, officials said. The 17-year-old died after he and his father, 61, were pulled from the water when they were swept ...

Hurricane Erin continues to spin out in the Atlantic Ocean with steady winds as strong as 105 mph, creating rough surf conditions and dangerous rip currents up and down the Jersey Shore on Tuesday.

CONDITIONS TO PREVENT ANOTHER TRAGEDY. THE WAVES WERE WERE CRAZY. THERE WAS ONLY, YOU KNOW, JUST A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, RED FLAGS FLYING FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY AT HAMPTON BEACH BECAUSE OF ...

Parts of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Croatan beaches that were closed Wednesday due to high bacteria levels are now open, according to the city of Virginia Beach. The closure affected the ...

Every year tourists flock to Anna Maria Island, a popular small-town Gulf Coast destination with white sand beaches and a stunning clear emerald sea. But "no swim zone" signs have been posted around ...

If you don’t see buoys, swimming is not recommended. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which began the process of removing swim buoys and the Great Lakes flag system ...

Hurricane Erin, still far offshore, is impacting Wilmington-area beaches with strong rip currents and heavy surf. Large waves and minor flooding are expected through Friday. (This story was updated to ...