A gust of wind uprooted a 6-foot beach umbrella that flew through the air and impaled a woman's leg on Alabama's Gulf Coast this week. The horrific injury, which happened about 48 hours before ...

RICHMOND, Va. – For the past nine years, Richmonder Ed Quigley has been working to raise awareness about beach umbrella safety. In 2015, Quigley was vacationing with his family at Bethany Beach ...

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.