How do you really know whether the water you're wading in, swimming or paddling in is safe? Should you even let your dog drink it? The risks make headlines every summer: bacteria from sewage or ...

Florida health officials say it's still not safe to swim at Midtown Beach after an Oct. 1 water-quality sample found high levels of bacteria in the area's waters. The reassessment comes two days after ...

JUPTIER, Fla. (CBS12) — Don't go in the water at Dubois Park, the Florida Department of Heath (DOH) in Palm Beach County advises. According to the DOH-Palm Beach County, an advisory was issued on ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Headed to the beach to cool off this summer? The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has a way for you to check how much bacteria associated with fecal matter you could be exposed to.

Despite the results of a viral study that claimed beards have more germs than dog fur, experts say that beards are just as clean as bare skin.

While the majority of Lee County beaches are still closed after Hurricane Milton, a few opened last weekend. Here's the ...

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 ...