There's no need to explore the Caribbean and admire its beaches with this stretch of pristine Gulf Coast rivaling even the most notable coastal paradises.

We've rounded up 20 Florida beaches that will make you feel like you've sailed to the Caribbean—no passport required.

“There should be no littering anywhere in Gulfport,” said Leonard Sala. Sala is a smoker but says he wouldn’t mind the beach ban ... is just an insult.” Florida’s new budget includes ...

GULFPORT, Fla. — Walking along the beaches in Gulfport, it's not uncommon to find cigarette butts on the ground. That’s why the city is considering a ban. City council members have already ...

HomeToGo ranked Canova Dog Beach in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, as the fourth best dog-friendly beach in the U.S. The ranking considered accommodation costs, traveler demand, and visitor ...

Again on Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said routine tests had discovered it in three new places: Pass Christian West Beach, Gulfport Harbor Beach and Gulfport ...

Cocoa, Florida: Hands Off! Brevard County Fights Back will be from 3 to 6 p.m. EDT Saturday, April 5, 2025 at U.S. 1 and State Road 520, Cocoa (near Cocoa Village). Daytona Beach, Florida ...

Cocoa, Florida: Hands Off! Brevard County Fights Back will be from 3 to 6 p.m. EDT Saturday, April 5, 2025 at U.S. 1 and State Road 520, Cocoa (near Cocoa Village). Daytona Beach, Florida ...

More than 10 boil water notices were active in southwest Florida as of Thursday afternoon. Here's what to know about how much water usage you might have without power, a power outage map of ...

Many trees and branches have already been cleared off the roads in the south Pinellas beach community of Gulfport. But hurricane winds and a deluge of rain Wednesday from Hurricane Milton mean the ...

Up and down the Florida coast, the storm surge broke records as it swept through surprised beach communities ... the Tampa Bay Times reported from the artsy Pinellas County town of Gulfport, which is ...

Helene hit Florida ... Pete Beach, Fla.; Elisabeth Parker and Valerie Boey Ramsey reported from Tampa, Fla., and Patricia Mazzei reported from Perry, Fla. Floodwaters in the area of Gulfport ...