West Coast, Best Coast? Florida’s Gulf Coast is showing off this summer, with circus-themed stays in Sarasota, luxurious new suites in Clearwater Beach, and nightly sunsets that outshine the last.

We asked ‘Dr. Beach,’ to compare the Florida beaches. “If you like the sand, the sand is clearly better on the West coast of Florida – the southwest coast of Florida,” he explained.

The three miles of beach at the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park on the west central coast of Florida has earned “best beach” honors from both Tripadvisor and “Dr. Beach” in years past, and it ...

Red tide is currently blanketing the Southwest Florida coast. Levels from Tampa Bay south to Marco Island range from around 10,000 cells per liter to more than 1 million cells per liter, according ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Top U.S. geological scientists are painting a grim picture of Florida's west coast as Hurricane Milton barrels towards landfall late Wednesday evening in a worst-case ...

It's possible for sargassum to wash up on any beach in Florida, but there are some beaches where it’s rare or underwhelming, and some where huge masses of the seaweed are expected every summer.

Redington Beach is a small, residential beach town located in Pinellas County on Florida's West Coast, near St. Petersburg. Kylie Beggs' video of the waterspout was retweeted several times.

Stuart Beach clinched the No. 7 spot from among more than a dozen beaches on the Treasure Coast, in a ranking of the best beaches in the South. Four other Florida beaches made the Top 10.

The three miles of beach at the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park on the west central coast of Florida has earned “best beach” honors from both Tripadvisor and “Dr. Beach” in years past, and it ...