Several Florida beaches closed Saturday after mysterious tar balls washed up on the shoreline — and now the US Coast Guard is ...

Most of Fort Lauderdale’s beach was shut down to swimmers during a busy beach day Saturday due to oil washing ashore.

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Palm Beach's chief lifeguard confirmed the tar balls were spotted along the town's Atlantic Ocean coastline. Their origin is unclear.

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...