EDITOR’S NOTE: For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. From famous dive bars to quaint and charming eateries, there’s no shortage of great restaurants in ...

This is part of our great big guide to the DC area’s best beaches. From the surf scene in Virginia Beach to Ocean City’s expansive boardwalk, we found the best bites and activities (yes, even in ...

Many years ago, the coastal towns of Lewes and Bowers Beach had vibrant commercial fishing industries. And both eventually witnessed the demise of an economic lifeblood. Ironically, though they are ...

If you bring your four-legged friend to the beach in Lewes during the summer, a proposed ordinance would ban dogs during the ...

The First Town in the First State has a major problem. Beachgoers are using private dunes and brush to go number one (and, reportedly, number two, too). On her daily walks near her bayside home, Ruby ...

LEWES, Del. -- Officials in the City of Lewes are considering implementing a beach parking permit system. According to City Manager Ann Marie Townshend, the city has been considering a permit system ...

LEWES, DE - The Lewes Police Department is investigating a vehicle accident that occurred early Saturday morning in Sussex County. The Lewes Fire Department says just after 2:00am, they were ...

Part pie, part Popsicle, all delicious. This treat—a wedge of icy Key-lime pie encased in a dark-chocolate shell—is everything we want after a day in the sun. Wait times can stretch into hours at this ...

A week after a 69-year-old woman was found dead on a Lewes beach, there’s still little information available about who she was and how she died. Lewes Police Chief Thomas Spell confirmed that the ...

LEWES, Del. — An eastern Delaware town has voted to change the name of one of its Delaware Bay beaches in honor of a former Black business owner. The beach in Lewes, formerly named Beach 2, will now ...

WASHINGTON — North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is the final stretch of oceanfront destinations in the WTOP Summer Beach Guide: Dewey, Rehoboth and Lewes. The three neighboring beach towns are only ...

Many years ago, the coastal towns of Lewes and Bowers Beach had vibrant commercial fishing industries. And both eventually witnessed the demise of an economic lifeblood. Ironically, though they are ...