On Florida's Gulf Coast, there's an area prone to constant rip currents that pull people offshore — so safety is the number one priority. Daryl Paul runs Panama City's Beach Safety Division, and said ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Even on a beautiful beach day, dangerous rip currents can be present, and knowing how to spot them could save your life. A rip current is a powerful, narrow channel of fast-moving water that flows ...

A former NFL quarterback, a firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico ...

Rip currents are one of the coast's greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this week. About ...

Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but knowing what ...

Rip currents can spring up any time of year under the right conditions. But as South Carolina progresses through hurricane season, the close-in waters can become ideal for higher rip current risks ...

FLORIDA. THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NOW TO A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR WPBF 25 SKYCAM NETWORK OVER JUPITER, DELRAY AND WABASSO BEACHES. AS GLENN MENTIONED, HURRICANE ERIN WILL HAVE SOME SERIOUS ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people to stop using certain types of glucose monitor sensors that were linked to seven deaths. Abbott Diabetes Care said about three million ...

On August 19 Hurricane Erin is crawling past the Bahamas as a strong Category 2 storm and is due to head toward the Carolinas and then veer northeast over the open Atlantic Ocean. Although the storm’s ...