When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and dangerous storm surge. Mounds of sand swallowing their homes? Not so much. That’s ...

The family of 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly, an Indiana girl who died on a South Florida beach last week when a deep sand hole collapsed on her and her brother, has revealed new details about the tragic ...

Locals grew up with it, but it's always a surprise to visitors and new residents: Some sand on Florida beaches will squeak when you walk on it. Shuffle across the beaches of the Florida coast and, ...