The National Park Service has announced the reopening of ocean access on lifeguarded beaches within the Assateague Island ...

Assateague Island National Seashore has reopened beaches that were closed earlier this week due to medical wastes and other ...

Several beaches along Assateague Island are closed to due to medical waste washing ashore, according to the Assateague Island ...

North end (all of the island North of Assateague State Park) is closed to all visitor access Assateague Island State Park Beach is closed to swimming and wading All Oceanside Beaches in Assateague ...

Maryland officials closed Assateague State Park to swimming, wading, surfing or any other activities in the ocean. The Assateague Island National Seashore, which is in both Maryland and Virginia ...

They believe it began coming ashore Sunday morning. The North End (all of the island north of Assateague State Park) is closed to all visitor access. Assateague Island State Park Beach is closed ...

3) Visitors on the Beach are encouraged to keep their shoes on. Assateague Island State Park also has a Beach Closure in effect. Chincoteague beach added to list of closures to medical waste The ...

The medical waste also washed up in Assateague Island National Seashore which spans Maryland and Virginia. The waste was only ...

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 ...

UPDATE (9/16): The Maryland Department of Emergency Management raised the state activation level to "Partial" on Monday afternoon to provide resources involving waste washing up at regional beaches.