Category: beach

How to Pack a Cooler to Keep Everything Icy Cold All Day

Coolers are supposed to keep ice frozen, drinks icy cold, and food safe and ready to enjoy anytime, anywhere. But as you may have experienced, things don’t always go that way. Remember that time you opened the lid to find sodas, sandwiches, cheese, and disappointment floating in a mirky sea of disgust. That’s why it’s…


Annual ‘Report Card’ Ranks California Beaches

Heal the Bay’s annual “Beach Report Card,” released a couple of weeks ago, assigned letter grades to hundreds of beaches across the West Coast. The report card has been an annual release for the past 33 years and advises tourists and residents on which beaches to visit and which ones to avoid. According to the…


Warning Issued Americans Going to the Beach This Summer

As temperatures heat up across the United States this week, a new report found that many American coastal waterways and beaches are contaminated with unsafe levels of fecal bacteria. About half of U.S. beaches were discovered to contain potentially unsafe levels of the bacteria in 2022, according to a recent annual Safe for Swimming report…


Most Fatal Beach in America Is Revealed After 3 More Deaths Reported

A beach in Florida is the deadliest one in the United States after several more people died there due to rip currents over the past weekend. In 2023, Panama City Beach recorded the highest number of fatalities across U.S. beaches, according to data from the National Weather Service, a federal agency. Seven people died at the…


Sandy Manners

Summer means it’s finally time to spend relaxing days on the beach, so here’s a quick refresher on proper behavior. Spatial Relations The great thing about going to the beach is enjoying the warm sunshine, rolling waves, wide open space, and fresh air. So as you look around for the perfect spot, respect the privacy…


Woman Found Ice-Age Mastodon Tooth on California Beach

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a woman was taking a stroll at Rio Del Mar State Beach in Northern California when she found a mysterious object in the sand that turned out to be a tooth from an ancient mastodon.  The foot-long tooth belonged to an adult member of the extinct Ice Age species. This…


Police in South Florida Arrest 3 Suspects in Memorial Day Beach Shooting

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Police in South Florida arrested two suspects over the weekend and a third on Monday following a Memorial Day shooting along a busy beachside promenade that injured nine people. Detectives from the Hollywood Police Department took Ariel Cardahn Paul, 16, into custody on Sunday night and Lionel JeanCharles Jr., 18, on Monday afternoon, the…


Woman Walking on California Beach Finds Ancient Mastodon Tooth

APTOS, Calif.—A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then the fossil vanished, and it took a media blitz and a kind-hearted jogger to find it again. Jennifer Schuh found the foot-long (.30-meter) tooth sticking out…


FBI Seeking Photos, Videos to Identify Suspects in Florida Memorial Day Beach Shooting

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child. The FBI issued a statement Wednesday asking for people to upload any visual evidence from the shooting to a…


Police: 6 People Wounded in Shooting on South Carolina Beach

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C.—Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people and prompting charges against two for unlawful possession of guns, police in South Carolina said. The shots broke out around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of…