The "vile"-smelling, "guacamole-thick" algae is keeping beach-goers away. — -- What officials have called "unprecedented" toxic algae blooms in some of southern Florida's beaches and waterways is ...

Scientists have found an algal toxin is causing similar signs to Alzheimer's disease in Indian River Lagoon dolphins' brains ...

Dolphin brains in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon are showing signs eerily similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, a new study reveals.

Tell us about your experiences with red tide and blue-green algae as we report on water quality in the Sunshine State. Zachary T. Sampson is an investigative reporter. He can be reached at ...

Florida Department of Health in Martin County reports case of harmful algae. It's in Lake Okeechobee near Southwest Kanner Highway and Southwest Conners Highway. Algae is common in Florida’s ...

Just as residents and visitors prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, state environmental monitors have detected a spike in ...

CAPE CORAL, Florida -- A felony suspect's escape from the cops was thwarted by, of all things, Florida's infamous toxic algae bloom. A suspect who tried to flee from police into a Florida canal ended ...

DESTIN, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Kell-Aire Lake in Destin. The alert is in response ...

FLORIDA (WLS) -- It could still be days for the green algae that's closing some Florida beaches to go away. The Florida Department of Health says the algae can be poisonous to animals and warns ...