A dispute has erupted between the Escambia County, Fla. Sheriff and the city of Orange Beach over allegations that police in ...

Southern Living magazine ranked the top 50 beach towns in the South based on a reader survey. A total of 19 Florida beaches ...

USA TODAY readers voted for the top 10 Florida beaches, with one South Florida taking the top spot for the second year. See ...

Less than a year after a horrific spate of Vibrio vulnificus cases in Florida that nearly killed a Pensacola woman, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria has returned Florida with a vengeance. Vibrio ...

Predicting sargassum on Northeast Florida beaches is difficult due to complex weather and ocean current variables. Here's what NOAA experts say.

An unusually heavy sargassum season is reshaping beach conditions and rankings across Florida.

The annual Dr. Beach report is out, ranking the 10 best beaches in the U.S. for 2026, from Hawaii to Florida to Cape Cod.

An unusually heavy sargassum season is reshaping beach conditions and rankings across Florida.

Florida wildlife officials detected trace amounts of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, in a handful of water samples ...

The Sunshine State is home to America’s three sweatiest cities – where dehydration and unbearable B.O. are year-round ...

Two national beach rankings placed several Florida beaches among the nation’s best, giving real estate professionals a timely way to discuss lifestyle demand, tourism visibility and the factors ...

Florida’s new congressional maps will remain in place for this year’s elections after a judge declined to block the districts ...