Elevated levels of bacteria are more likely to be present in stormwater swashes after heavy rainfall. What to know before ...

Beaches in Seabrook and Hampton will remain open after testing found very low concentrations of bacteria after a sewage line ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After historic flooding in central North Carolina earlier this week, five swimming sites along rivers failed testing for fecal bacteria and at the coast, Portuguese man o’ war ...

With the removal of the final two water-contact advisories, all 21 Mississippi Coast beaches received the all-clear.

Fecal bacteria has been discovered in multiple Georgia beaches, including Jekyll, St. Simons, and Tybee Island.

Two beaches in Central Illinois temporarily closed recently due to “high bacteria levels,” according to the Illinois ...

Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...