The north end of the beach is the least visited, offering the best chance for complete solitude. Ancient trees, twisted by years of sea breezes, create natural shade spots for when the sun gets too ...

A chain of scenic barrier islands, this unspoiled paradise is home to all kinds of wildlife amid its mangrove forests that ...

Publix, one of the Florida' largest grocery retailers, announced that it will permit customers to openly carry firearms in its Florida locations in accordance to changes in state law. The decision ...

Retired journalist Lee Melsek has written a new memoir about his childhood on Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s and '60s. The book, "Finding Huck: Adventures Down Yonder," recalls a time before ...

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered the removal of a rainbow crosswalk in Miami Beach, citing non-conformance with state traffic standards. A city commissioner argued the crosswalk was ...

Lee Melsek left Fort Myers Beach two decades ago, but he still daydreams about the pristine paradise of his childhood in the '50s and '60s.

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — The North Miami Beach Police Department responded to the scene of a critical crash, where a 24-year-old woman died after she became trapped inside of her burning car in North ...

Palm Beach County has been under coastal flood alerts through much of October, with easterly breezes and heaving surf combining with fall's higher tides to push bulging brackish water over seawalls ...