The Florida Department of Health's Palm Beach County office has issued an advisory regarding the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Okeechobee near Pahokee. The algae was located May 7 in the ...

COLONIAL CONFERENCE ALL-STARS The 2025 softball season has officially come to a close, and as part of our postseason package, NJ Advance Media will publish conference all-star teams as selected by ...

COLONIAL VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-STARS The 2025 softball season has officially come to a close, and as part of our postseason package, NJ Advance Media will publish conference all-star teams as ...

Researchers ID organisms behind algae blooms near Barker's Island By sequencing DNA from a bloom near Barker’s Island in Superior last fall, researchers linked the toxins to Microcystis aeruginosa.

Archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg recently announced the discovery of four Confederate soldier skeletons, revealing a makeshift hospital from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg.

This is the fourth consecutive year a lethal algae bloom has occurred along the Southern California coast, fueled by an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean.

Public health officials are warning the public about a new type of toxic algae in the Columbia River that can be deadly to animals.

Benthic algae mats often appear attached to the floor of a waterway or floating in water in clumps. The bacteria was discovered in the Columbia River last year.

Two dog deaths have been connected to a type of harmful algae that’s new to the Columbia River, Clark County Public Health officials warn.

The new type of algae forms into mats and has been found along the Columbia River. Experts said can be just as toxic blue-green algae blooms often found on lakes.

A two-year-old dog died after coming into contact with the algae in October 2024, marking the case that alerted public health officials of its presence in the county. "I saw Cedar.

For decades, public health messaging around toxic algae blooms in Oregon and Washington have painted a clear picture of what to avoid: warm, stagnant lakes and ponds where planktonic algae ...