Health department urges beachgoers to not swim in affected waters at beaches, including Siesta Key, Lido, Venice and Manasota ...

The harmful algal bloom was detected in background to medium levels up and down the coast in samples taken on Tuesday.

Sarasota County touts its hurricane recovery efforts with reopening of Siesta and some other beaches, along with some boat ...

But the allure of the beach is strong. Teresa Swartz moved here from Indiana five years ago, shortly after vacationing on Manasota Key. She got a job managing the Circle K, the lone convenience ...

The difference is that Fort Myers Beach is already two years into realizing changes need to be made. But places like Manasota Key, which has roots as a fishing village filled with cottages ...

The harmful algal bloom has been detected in background to medium levels up and down the Tampa Bay coast, impacting nearly all Sarasota County beaches.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Ringling ...

Manasota Beach and Blind Pass Beach will also remain closed after Manasota Key took a beating from the storms. Both beaches "are being used in emergency operations as debris sites to help us ...

The reports of red tide are coming from an algae bloom that is more than 100 miles long, stretching along much of the Gulf ...