Worcester County leaders are renewing their push for a federal update to how the Ocean City Inlet and surrounding coastal bays are managed, as concerns continue about shoaling, navigation and long-term storm resilience.
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In the latest of a series of reported unexploded military ordnances found on Assateague Island, another was located on January 22, according to the Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office. The National Park Service at Assateague Island National Seashore say the ordnance was found on the north beach area of the seashore.
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. -- In the past five years, more than 50 unexploded devices have washed ashore on Assateague Island. The cleanup takes time and costs money, and that's why county officials are now looking to the feds for help.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company has reported the death of Chincoteague pony Two Teague’s Golden Girl, or “Goldie,” after she became stuck in a borrow ditch.
Two unexploded "Super Bazookas" were found yesterday, one at Assateague Island National Seashore, and the other at a residence in Ocean Pines, according to the Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began another round of dredging at the Ocean City Inlet this week, aiming to remove sand that has built up near the West Ocean City Harbor entrance and restore the channel for boat traffic.
The nonprofit Assateague Island Alliance announced an auction to name a wild Assateague pony in the Maryland herd is open through Sunday.
Toms Cove Visitor Center on the Virginia side of Assateague Island National Seashore is permanently closed, effective as of Nov. 16, 2025.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, or Saltwater Cowboys, may have found the source of a rash of mysterious illnesses plaguing the southern herd of Chincoteague Ponies in recent months.
Flooded roads and beach erosion slowed the recovery on Chincoteague after Sunday’s coastal storm, with inches of standing water still visible near the causeway and at low-lying intersections Monday.