By Stacey Sykes for Fathom | My two-year-old daughter, husband, and I just got back from a four-day vacation in Chincoteague Island — a small barrier island off the coast of Virginia, famous for its ...

It's official — pony fever has set in on the Delmarva Peninsula. The 99th annual Chincoteague Island Pony Penning and Swim is back for yet another year on the picturesque island. Here's everything you ...

A vintage telephone booth, an old wooden boat and a Santa Claus in tropical clothing are some of the things customers will find around Woody's Beach BBQ and Bettye's Big Bad Burgers. It's clear Owner ...

Tens of thousands of spectators from around the world gather on Chincoteague Island each year to watch the annual tradition of the World Famous Pony Swim. The swim took place on Wednesday and the week ...

When most travelers think of coastal escapes, their minds inevitably drift to the same crowded hotspots. Think the Hamptons, ...

Tucked away far to the east of Virginia, the quaint town of Chincoteague is a popular summer destination for vacationers from across the nation. Although it is primarily known for its wild ponies, the ...

The mysterious origin story of the wild ponies on Assateague Island might finally be closer to being resolved, thanks to a recent scientific discovery that all happened by chance. The island is a ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Three people are displaced after a fire started in Chincoteague early Thursday morning. Just before 2:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a residential fire on Wildcat Lane.

It also came less than three months after DNA testing showed that former death row inmate Earl Washington Jr. did not commit the murder for which he was condemned.The Chincoteague slaying went ...

<TAB>An Eastern Shore Virginian convicted of murdering and sodomizing a young mother of two in 1994 is set to be executed tonight after giving up his final appeal and deciding not to file a clemency ...