(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) With big beach crowds, comes a big beach mess. Each year, July 5 marks the dirtiest day on the region’s beaches.

Hampton Beach will have two fireworks displays the week of the Fourth of July – first on July 2 for the regularly scheduled weekly Wednesday show, then again on July 4.

Hampton Beach is preparing for large crowds and busy days ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Officials said visitors can expect a beach full of families, packed restaurants and long lines as the ...

HAMPTON, N.H. — After shootings at Hampton Beach in recent weeks, police say they plan to be out and visible as people come to the area for the Fourth of July weekend.

The incident happened on Monday afternoon in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, where 19-year-old Aiden Sloan and his cousins were playing in the water to beat the heat.

Arkansas police on Wednesday charged a 28-year-old man in the killing of a married couple who were hiking with their children at Devil’s Den State Park, finding him in a nearby town after a five ...

Some areas, such as Huntington Beach, are forecast to see waves in the 6- to 8-foot range Friday and Saturday, and slightly smaller but still hazardous in the 5- to 7-foot range on Sunday.

Big waves, big crowds expected at area beaches for the Fourth of July weekend Holiday crowds start a day early as they fill the beach at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on Thursday, July 3, 2025.