It begins with sounds in the dark: that familiar, urgent theme music — then seagulls, creaking boats, the background bustle ...

The popular 1975 movie Jaws stirred a fear of the ocean in people who didn’t even live near a beach. It was the blueprint for ...

Yes, the shark population has increased. But the threat is minimal and, in truth, sharks have always been swimming around us, ...

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering ...

Nassau County increases shark surveillance and safety measures at Jones Beach after a recent shark bite incident.

A 20-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when she was apparently bitten by a sand tiger shark while standing in waist-deep ...

Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider & Richard Dreyfuss were on Martha's Vineyard for 5 months filming 'Jaws': Play peeks behind the ...

A county in Long Island, N.Y., is ramping up security measures to protect beachgoers from sharks and other risks in the ocean ...

Jaws” isn’t a monster movie. It’s a people movie, says Laurent Bouzereau, the director of “Jaws @ 50,” a documentary about ...

You’ve been warned, Jaws. Nassau County’s top elected official took a dip at Nickerson beach Monday to prove the waters were safe — as new anti-shark patrols were launched after one of the predators ...