Several agencies issued alerts on Saturday warning swimmers and beachgoers of the sticky substance. The U.S. Coast Guard is ...

Red tide is caused by an microscopic algae called karenia brevis. Health alerts for red tide have been issued for several areas in Southwest Florida. Red tides can last for days, weeks or months.

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...

Red tide is present in Southwest Florida, but is not expected to reach Panama City Beach in the near future. The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not found in any recent samples collected in ...

Ocean Rescue lifeguards are telling people to avoid the water from Riomar Street south to the Port Everglades inlet.

Department of Health in Lee County has released another red tide advisory, this time for Tarpon Bay Road beach park. A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer ...

SO GROUND AND MOVE MARKS OUT. SO PAST 2 YEARS TO BE DOWN TO NAPLES. >> LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS RED TIDE BLOOM OFF OUR COASTLINE. IT'S THE SIZE OF CAPE CORAL TONIGHT. EXPERTS BELIEVE THEY KNOW ...

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued an ...

Already this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has warned red tide in the Florida Keys and Southwest Florida waters have hit high levels. And that's not all. Toxins from ...

A 100-mile-long bloom of red tide is floating off Southwest Florida, prompting warnings about respiratory irritation and potential fish kills on area beaches. Experts say weather could be helping fuel ...