Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national ...

Cutting or disbanding the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Division would have far-flung impacts extending beyond parks.

About 50%-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. Some estimates indicate that the ...

Just as scores of vacationers descend on national parks for summer fun, some National Park Service beaches are curtailing lifeguard hours.

Assateague Island National Seashore doesn't have any lifeguards this year, and local officials and residents are sounding the alarm about the risk this poses for beachgoers. Why it matters: It's the ...

Big Bend, one of the largest national parks in the U.S., is now operating with just half the staff it needs. As part of a ...

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

The agency is also struggling to recruit staff for front-line positions as the parks hit their busiest season.

ACCOMACK COUNTY, VA - The town of Chincoteague is asking the Accomack County Board of Supervisors to enter a cost-share ...

Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden is worried because President Donald Trump's administration never hired 13 lifeguards to ...

When Azania Lane-Majestic arrived at the beach with her family, her initial excitement gave way to concern. No lifeguards ...