County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

Four Bay State beaches and one beach in Maine rank among the safest in the country when it comes to thefts and robbery, a new ...

Heading into this weekend, 33 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by ...

E. coli or algae levels are too high for swimming at 13 Iowa DNR beaches and two others in the Des Moines area this week.

Hennepin County officials have closed a dozen beaches and placed many others under advisory, mainly due to E. coli levels.