Should dogs be allowed on Tybee Island’s Beaches? Right now bringing man’s best friend on the beach carries a minimum two hundred dollar fine. So why doesn’t Tybee allow dogs on their sandy shores? News Three’s Community Reporter Alice Massimi spoke with one man who is hoping to paw prints will soon grace the shores.

STONE HARBOR - The Stone Harbor Fire Department will have the second annual Sandy Paws 5K and 1 mile Pooch Walk on Nov. 28. The event starts at 9:00 am at the Stone Harbor Firehouse at 96th and Second Avenue.

Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Bob Sweat swore-in the three recently elected Holmes Beach commissioners Nov. 16 at city hall. Returning Commissioners David Zaccagnino and Pat Morton and newcomer Al Robinson will serve two-year terms.

Choose your South Florida beach by its character.

DEER ISLE — Trustees of the Island Heritage Trust (IHT) voted at their November meeting to go forward with plans to purchase a six-acre parcel that includes the Lily Pond beach, assuring that the site will remain accessible to the public for generations to come.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing is scheduled for TUESDAY, December 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM in the City Commission Chambers, 204 Ash Street Fernandina Beach, Florida to consider the following application: ORDINANCE NO. 2009-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 30 ...

Fifth in a six-part series on Haiti's environmental problems. Click here for the first part, second, third and fourth. ARCADI...

A large section of Brooklyn Bridge Park - with a playground, beach volleyball courts and a dog run - that was scheduled to open by the end of the year won't be ready until spring, the Daily News has learned.

November 19, 2009. The District Attorney’s office is investigating the rollover vehicle accident on Sandy Beach Road on November 9. Excessive speed and alcohol consumption appear to be factors in the crash, according to a release from the Petersburg Police Department.

More than 60 volunteers from around the county who are concerned about the health of the Ormond Beach Wetlands, the beach and the ocean gathered Sunday to collect trash — especially plastic — from a 3-mile stretch of the J Street drain north from where the canal intersects Hueneme Road.The 3-hour-long cleanup was sponsored by the Wishtoyo Foundation’s Ventura Coastkeeper program.Wishtoyo is a ...