The Gulf Coast gem known for its silky quartz sand was the only US destination to make this year's annual ranking.

By Emily Cochrane Emily Cochrane reported from beach towns along Florida’s Gulf Coast. In the beach towns west of Tampa, Fla., the message was clear for any spring breaker passing through.

The Beach Flags in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama, designate the water conditions for that day. It is incredibly ...

The next weather maker is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong thunderstorms with some arriving before the sun rises on ...

This laidback beach town along Florida's scenic 30A state road offers visitors gorgeous, white sand beaches, excellent food, ...

That big body of water to the state's left is officially the Gulf of America in Florida now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has ...

Speckled with oil rigs, fishing boats and beach visitors year-round ... and within day-to-day conversations, Gulf Coast residents from Louisiana to Florida debate a question that had a simple ...

For 65 years, an iconic midcentury modern sign in Gulf Breeze, Florida, welcomed drivers to veer east along the Gulf of Mexico for a scenic drive to Pensacola Beach. Featuring a cartoon sailfish ...

Dold has traveled nearly 1,000 miles and was recently detected off the coast of Southwest Florida. Great white sharks are known to migrate south to Florida and the Gulf during the winter months.

The stinky sargassum is currently traveling across the Atlantic and Caribbean. It’s the largest amount ever recorded.

With heavy rain and a possibility for multiple rounds of thunderstorms, 2 to 4 inches of total rainfall is forecast for the northern Gulf Coast ... Most beaches are flying single red flags ...