The beaches were closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water.

Several public beaches in the Chicago area are either closed or under advisory because of high levels of bacteria, Illinois health officials said.

More than a dozen beaches are closed Friday mostly due to bacterial exceedance. There are 17 beaches in Massachusetts closed as of Friday morning, according to the state’s Department of Public ...

Want a little beach getaway to yourself? A new survey listing the 95 best 'secret beaches' in U.S. highlighted two in Georgia.

At some federal beaches, the lifeguard chair is empty Just as scores of vacationers descend on national parks for summer fun, some National Park Service beaches are curtailing lifeguard hours.

What Is the New Law About? The bill, SB 1622, officially restores local authority to recognize what is known as the "recreational customary use" of Florida's beaches—the public's ability to ...

Several public swim beaches are currently closed across the state because of high E. coli levels as the Arkansas Department of Health works to get them reopened.

From beaches to backyards, there have been several alligator encounters in recent weeks throughout North Carolina. On June 13, a 12-year-old girl was injured by an alligator in Lake Waccamaw.