ON SHELL KEY — Suzi Kinter picked her way down the white sandy beach, noting the stagnant, murky water pooled nearby. "The water here used to be crystal clear," she said. "You could see 10 feet down." ...

Uncover a hidden gem in Florida: an island beach with soft sand, sparkling waters, and breathtaking scenery far from the ...

Tucked between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, Shell Key Preserve is one of Florida’s largest and most pristine barrier islands; in a state facing increasing commercialization of natural areas, it’s ...

Florida is the ultimate place for your much-needed dose of sea, sand, and sunshine. Aside from the beaches with the clearest waters of Miami, where spring breakers flock each year, the Sunshine State ...

TIERRA VERDE — Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are investigating the cause of a brush fire that swept across more than an acre of wooded land on the south side of Shell Key Preserve on Tuesday. The ...

UPDATE: Dive team members have located the body Cameron Bullard off the north tip of Shell Key Preserve. His body was found around 8:30 a.m. on Monday. According to Cameron's mother he was "so sweet," ...

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Bay Watch staff spotted a manta ray off of Shell Key Preserve last Wednesday. Staff members estimate the ray was around eight to nine feet wide. Communications ...