The next time you go on vacation, check that your beach umbrella meets new safety standards. Our Bill O'Neil explains this in the video above. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The next time you go on vacation, ...

A beach day is a rite of passage during the summer months. While it’s wonderful to lie out in the sun with a cold beverage and a new book, or cool off in the ocean, beaches come with some surprising ...

A beach umbrella is often a necessity for spending hours lounging in the hot sun on the Grand Strand’s sandy beaches — but they can cause injury and death. Coastal cities, such as Myrtle Beach and ...

With summer in full swing and crowds flocking to the beach, beachgoers are reminded to take extra precautions when using beach umbrellas after reports of injuries caused by wind-blown umbrellas.

For more than two months, they were lost at sea. Tumbled by waves. Thrown into the sandy bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. But after a strong gust of wind dislodged several umbrellas from the sand in the ...

A South Carolina woman was killed after being struck by a beach umbrella carried by the wind. Tammy Perreault, 63, was at a Garden City beach when she was “impaled” by the flying umbrella, Horry ...

— Products are chosen independently by our editors. Purchases made through our links may earn us a commission. There are two schools of thought on the beach. One regards it with typical sea-drenched ...

A beach umbrella in Garden City, South Carolina, became unmoored and went flying Wednesday, impaling a local woman in the chest. At about 12:40 p.m., a beach umbrella was jarred loose by wind and flew ...

If you visit a Grand Strand beach on a sunny day, chances are you’ll see one of Mike’s Spikes — green and white umbrella anchors that use pile-drive installation to secure beach umbrellas. The spikes ...