Assateague Island National Seashore is slated to begin a $2.5 million water line replacement project in October to improve water pressure and reliability.
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An orphaned wild colt from the Maryland side of Assateague Island is getting a second chance with the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company’s pony herd.
Campers at Assateague Island National Seashore are finding creative ways to stay cool as extreme heat settles over the region during the Fourth of July weekend.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, famously known as the Saltwater Cowboys, launched an all-day rescue effort on Tuesday in an attempt to save a Chincoteague Pony.
Portions of Assateague Island National Seashore are now closed to the public to protect nesting shorebirds, including the federally threatened piping plover.
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.
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 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.