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.

After being closed for an extended period due to damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a handful of Sarasota ... put back on the beach following the guidelines of the Florida Department ...

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