The aquarium said in a news release that “a large percentage” of active nests were washed out by Hurricanes Debby, Helene and ...

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

There were 271 nests documented by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium this year along a 21-mile stretch of beach that their teams patrol during nesting season. That compares with 227 nests in 2023.

Later in the season, be sure to get to Alico early for beach towels when the women battle EKU Jan. 25. The major giveaway slate wraps up in February as FGCU celebrates homecoming. The first 1,000 ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Good news for sea turtles along one Florida Gulf Coast beach — there were more nests counted this year. The bad news: Many of them were washed away by hurricanes.

Nineteen schools will be represented Satuday and Sunday in a National Collegiate Pickleball Association event at Pictona in Holly Hill.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla ... but all overtime," Professor David Thomas at Florida Gulf Coast University said. Thomas is a former police officer and expert on law enforcement and police practices.