Midtown Beach is back under a no-swim advisory, after an Oct. 6 Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County water-quality sample again found high levels of enterococci bacteria, said a Palm ...

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 ...

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, ...

Heading to a Texas beach this summer? Pack your sunscreen, plenty of water, and before you hit the road, check your destination's fecal bacteria level to make sure the water is safe for swimming. The ...

JUPITER — Health officials have issued another no-swim advisory for Dubois Park in Jupiter, just days after they lifted a previous one. Tests on Monday, April 7, found high levels of enterococcus ...

Before swimming in a Wake County lake this summer, officials are asking you to check the area's corresponding bacteria monitoring sign. Every week until Labor Day weekend, the Wake Water Quality Lab ...

While surfers stretched and squeezed on their wetsuits one October morning, a biologist dipped a test jar into the Pismo Lagoon. For seven years, retired biologist Dr. Stanley Rice has taken regular ...

People should stay out of the water at Lighthouse Point Park for now because a water quality test found too much Enterococcus bacteria, according to the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County.