As always in Florida, it's swim at your own risk, especially this week at Cocoa Beach Pier and in the Indian River Lagoon in Titusville, based on recent bacteria tests. On Tuesday, Sept. 5 the pier ...

Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed fecal bacteria levels more than 28 times the safety threshold. The bacteria, ...

The truck pulled off the coastal highway and Jennifer Ahlbrand jumped out, bound for the beach on an urgent mission. She headed for the shoreline to fill a clear bottle and stick a measuring device in ...

High levels of enterococcus bacteria, which can cause illness, were found in the waters off Dubois Park in Jupiter, Florida. The bacteria can originate from runoff, waste dumping, and other sources, ...

It’s perfectly fine to walk the beaches near the Naples Pier but stay out of the water. The water quality around the pier has tested positive for a fecal-related bacteria and the public is advised not ...

Researchers found that a common antibiotic-resistant bacterium prevents wounds from healing by chemically paralyzing skin cells rather than attacking them directly. Scientists from an international ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Two locations in Fort Walton Beach are under water quality advisories following poor test results, according to the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County. The ...