“Once you have too much nitrogen, once you have too much phosphorus in those waterways, that's when you start to see the ...

Water quality advocates gathered in St. Petersburg on Nov. 13 to discuss the issue and lay out a blueprint to better protect ...

The harmful algal bloom has been detected in background to medium levels up and down the Tampa Bay coast, impacting nearly all Sarasota County beaches.

Liz Alpert was elected to a second term as mayor and Kathy Kelley Ohlrich was sworn in as newest the commissioner.

Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by ...

Even with the storm’s uncertainty, forecasters asked residents to continue to monitor the storm and to get a hurricane plan in place.

A red tide alert has been issued for several Sarasota County beaches. The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has ...

Health department urges beachgoers to not swim in affected waters at beaches, including Siesta Key, Lido, Venice and Manasota ...