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It’s hard to gauge just how many people are on Florida beaches today, but the sentiment across social media platforms is the same: locals are furious at…

By Carrie PinkardA dark mass stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s slowly growing, and choking the life out of some marine animals.The…

Nearly 4,000 jellyfish stings have been reported at Volusia County beaches in the last two weeks.

A property owner in St. Pete Beach has won big in a dispute over public beach access.A federal court has ordered the city to pay Chet Chmielewski's estate…

Florida lawmakers want to weigh in on who really has access to the state’s beaches. A bill moving in the statehouse is meant to settle a long-running...

Police in Pinellas County say the body of an 88-year-old woman has washed up on a beach.The woman's body was found Thursday morning in Gulfport, which is…

Florida is a large nesting site for endangered sea turtles, such as the leatherback. Dr. Robbin Trindell leads the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

This week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 a.m.), we’re exploring some of the many beaches around Tampa Bay,…

This week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 a.m.), we’re exploring some of the many beaches around Tampa Bay,…

The Miami-based rapper will film his upcoming video for “Sexy Beaches” in Florida.The Tampa Bay Times reports Pitbull will use and feature Visit Florida’s…

The vegetation is growing  on the beaches of Treasure Island. Researchers from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium have been told they can no longer use a…

An effort to impose minimum regulations on the parasailing industry, aided by video of a ghastly accident last summer that went viral on the Internet, is…