Beach Travel News - Page 20

May 28, 2024

Florida is named the shark attack capital of the world

Florida has the most shark attacks of any place in the world, with 351 since 1882, according to a new report. Most attacks have been in Volusia County.

May 25, 2024

US beaches and pools could be less safe this Memorial Day

Municipalities around the U.S. are continuing to recruit lifeguard applicants with pay incentives amid a shortage of qualified personnel to staff beaches and pools.

May 24, 2024

Ocean Grove, New Jersey, beach ordered to open on Sunday mornings for first time in 155 years

Since 1869, Ocean Grove has closed its privately owned Jersey Shore beach for religious observation on Sunday mornings. Now, the OGCMA has been ordered by the state to open it for the summer.

May 24, 2024

Some Jersey Shore beaches banning tents, canopies this Memorial Day weekend

More than a dozen beach municipalities on the Jersey Shore have new rules restricting the use of structures like beach tents and canopies ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

May 24, 2024

Nashville woman arrested after Florida police rescue her dog from hot car parked at beach

Clearwater police arrested Marie Rutherford, 40, for animal cruelty after officers rescued her dog from inside a hot car while she was on the beach.

May 15, 2024

Loose bull attacks woman on popular Mexican beach, wild video shows

A powerful bull that was loose on a popular Mexican beach attacked a woman several times as panicked onlookers screamed in horror. (Credit: María Leticia Montaño Casas via Storyful)

May 12, 2024

Massive Trump beach rally in deep-blue NJ draws stark contrast to Biden's beach weekend: 'Biden could never'

Critics on social media argue President Biden could not pull a massive crowd like former President Trump in Wildwood, New Jersey, as they slam the current president for his beach weekend.

May 3, 2024

Small aircraft plows into sand during emergency landing on Long Island beach

Video footage shows the moment a single-engine Cessna makes an emergency landing on a beach in New York's Long Island on Wednesday after getting into engine trouble.

April 30, 2024

Trunk Bay in US Virgin Islands named best beach in the world, Italy, Greece among top 5

Trunk Bay was named the number one beach on the World's 50 Best Beaches list in 2024. Cala Mariolu in Italy was named number two and Meads Bay in Anguilla was named three.

April 26, 2024

NJ announces emergency dune repairs in shore town penalized for doing them itself

New Jersey has announced an emergency beach replenishment project in North Wildwood, a southern shore town at the center of a political showdown over its badly-eroded dunes.