If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Westerly - More frequent than the sounds of splashing waves or crowing seagulls were the high-pitched whistles along the beaches of Westerly Monday. Lifeguards stood on their chairs and blew the ...

Beach vacations are meant to be blissful escapes from the stress of everyday life. If you're not careful, however, any idyllic holiday can turn disastrous if you don't pay attention to your ...

Alexandra de Moura was a star athlete at Garden City High School whose talents earned her a gymnastics scholarship to George Washington University. But despite her athletic prowess, de Moura was ...

At 4:03 a.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service released a rip current statement valid between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for Brooklyn and Suffolk County. The weather service describes, "Dangerous rip ...