On Thursday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced a temporary closure of recreational bay scallop ...

When Sept. 1 arrived, many anglers were excited to run offshore. It coincided with the Labor Day holiday, leading many to ...

FWC says if contaminated shellfish are eaten, people may become ill with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) or Saxitoxin ...

A previous version of this article incorrectly referenced vibrio; it’s a bacterium. We regret the error. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – It appears another person is ...

It appears another person is fighting an infection caused by the so-called flesh-eating virus. According to accounts on GoFundMe and Facebook, Benjamin West went ...

This brings the number of cases of those infected this year up to three in Bay County, with two deaths. Statewide, there have been 23 infections and five deaths from vibrio vulnificus.

“I was blank, everything was happening so fast, I was scared, scared to death, and I remember fainting, but when I came back, I was on my knees and I was saying ‘God please, do not take him from me, ...