This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and if you’re headed to the beach, make sure to stay safe. Thousands of people are injured each year because of umbrella-related accidents. Safety ...

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 ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — It's almost time for the unofficial start to summer — Memorial Day Weekend is just days away. Cookouts, parades, memorials, sales and other events will pack the holiday weekend, ...

At CES 2025, Anker unveiled its first solar umbrella, designed to charge electronic devices — like coolers or phones — while outdoors. The new umbrella is part of Anker’s SOLIX lineup, which includes ...

On a busy Jersey Shore weekend, thousands of colorful beach umbrellas dot the sandy shoreline and provide a respite from the heat. But beach-goers need to be cautious, as a visitor from England ...

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The Jersey Shore lifeguard who was impaled by an umbrella in a freak accident is back at the beach — and itching to return to her stand. Alex Kaus, 18, has been recovering since a gust of wind blew ...

The New Jersey lifeguard impaled by a beach umbrella while working a summer job on the sand is speaking out about the ordeal that almost ended her life. Alex Kaus, 18, was working as a lifeguard on ...

A female lifeguard was impaled so deeply by a beach umbrella at the Jersey Shore that it had to be cut into smaller pieces with a saw before she could be taken to the hospital, officials said. Fellow ...