State and federal officials hope to be able to reopen beaches up and down the Delmarva peninsula to swimming by this weekend, ...

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a one-week recreational water advisory for nearly ...

Maryland State Parks announce Assateague State Park and other beaches are restricting ocean access after medical waste is ...

Ocean City and Assateague beaches in Maryland were closed Sunday due to a "significant amount of medical waste" washing up ...

"As of this (Monday) morning, the waste and medical debris on the (Ocean City) beach is considerably less than yesterday.," ...

Water access was restricted Sunday afternoon at Ocean City and surrounding beaches after officials say a “significant” amount ...

Sixty state and federal agencies are working busily to try to contain an onshore wash of medical waste over the weekend along ...

Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say ...

State and local officials at oceanfront beaches from Delaware to Virginia that closed due to medical waste washing ashore are ...

Beaches have been closed and ocean activities barred along southern Maryland after medical waste washed up around Ocean City.

Some beaches in Ocean City, Maryland, have been shut down after medical waste – including syringes and pill bottles – washed ashore. Some beaches were only closed to swimming, while others restricted ...