Red tide is blooming in Southwest Florida once again. Here's a few places to swim around Lee County that aren't the beach.

Republican Sen. Nick DiCeglie filed a 70-page bill Tuesday to update all references to the body of water. that borders the ...

When this bacteria is present in the water, its contaminants suppress its oxygen, making it a fatal habitat for its in-water and waterfront residents and visitors. Red tide can have debilitating ...

A Florida state senator has filed a bill to make the newly official name "Gulf of America" consistent throughout state ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

On a sailboat from the Caribbean to the South Pacific, a St. Augustine husband and wife spent five years surfing the waves ...

We now have millions of possibly leaking septic tanks along the shores and banks of our lakes, rivers and streams.

But a tug of war over referring to the immense body of water off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico ... Those include the “Gulf of New Spain” and the “Florida Sea,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

The drop in water temperature was so significant that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports more than 1,000 sea turtles were rescued off the state's coast after being cold-stunned ...

This year, ditch unrealistic resolutions and plan regular breaks to the coast. Enjoy fun water sports ... the winter blues by enjoying the stunning blue hues of the British Coast.

The sand is bright white, soft and very fine. The water is shallow, especially at low tide. Both of these qualities factor into the blue water. Calmer waters mean less sea life, sand and other ...