Tag: Coastlines and beaches

Bundles of cocaine washing ashore in coastal Texas county

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MATAGORDA, Texas — Authorities in a coastal Texas county are asking beachgoers to not pick up any suspicious items in the water after several...

Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway

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PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas — A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in...

Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer

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NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to...

Threats mount up against top European beauty spot in Hungary

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SZIGLIGET, Hungary — Fishermen in small, wooden boats drift among the reeds and placid waters of Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe...

Croatia ready to welcome foreign tourists, hoping they come

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ROVINJ, Croatia — Sun loungers are out, beach bars are open and rave music is pumping. Hotels and restaurants are greeting visitors hoping to...

Viral video drew hundreds to California party; 150 arrested

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A birthday party invitation that went viral on TikTok brought hundreds of people to a raucous celebration on a Southern...

NJ beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away

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DEAL, N.J. — New Jersey's wide, sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across the U.S., from wheat farmers in Kansas to fishermen...

Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020

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The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday. ...

Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing...

23 rescued from suspected smuggling boat off California

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Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a...