GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Don't plan on having a bonfire in one of those new concrete fire pits any time soon. That's because the newly-installed fire pits are gone from the beach in Harrison County.

Laguna Beach is now eight months into its tenure as operator of the beaches in South Laguna after assuming control of them from Orange County, but some residents are still hoping that some of the old ...

If you've ever seen small, cone-shaped pits in fine soil or sand, you've likely found an antlion trap. These pit-building insect larvae hide beneath the surface, waiting to ambush ants and other small ...

We all know about the dangers of going to the beach- there's riptides, and sand bars, shark attacks, the Portuguese Man-O-War, and even leg cramps. Hell, last year two of my housemates were sucked out ...

Sand and gravel companies have been viewed as bad guys. They mine the aggregate beneath the topsoil and sell it to companies that mix it with asphalt or cement. In the process, they scar the land with ...

A 2-year-old boy gave his parents the scare of their lives over the weekend when sand collapsed and buried him alive as he played at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said Monday. Sea Girt Police say ...

In four years, a mostly rural town in the Pine Barrens has reformed a former 110-acre sand mine into a vast outdoor public space, and has begun tree planting and other conservation efforts to return ...