Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend. Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this ...

The East Coast is packed with beaches, but the best ones aren’t always on the maps. Tucked away behind dunes, through winding roads, or at the end of narrow lanes, these hidden beaches are where ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hurricane Erin is likely to restrengthen again as it passes east of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas on Monday after lashing the Caribbean with damaging ...

A slew of warnings have been issued for eastern coastal areas on Wednesday, as Hurricane Erin continued its path across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Erin is the fifth named storm and first ...

From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy the last hurrahs of summer along the coast were met with rip current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on Erin for Tuesday, Aug. 19. For the latest news on Hurricane Erin, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Aug. 20. Hurricane Erin slowly moved northward ...

Hurricane Erin is churning offshore, keeping its center away from land but sending dangerous surf and rip currents toward the East Coast. While the storm is not expected to make landfall, coastal ...

Lifeguards have rescued dozens of people from the churning waters along East Coast beaches even as Hurricane Erin moves hundreds of miles offshore. Authorities in North Carolina said about 60 people ...

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