Tar balls are formed when oil coalesces around debris, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The agency posted an update Sunday morning that while people going to the beach should watch for jellyfish, the beaches were open with no reports of "tar balls or oily substance today." ...

It was beautiful weather for the beach this weekend, but beachgoers found themselves in a sticky situation. The US Coast Guard reported tar balls washing up on the shoreline throughout Palm Beach ...

BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF OIL ON ITS BEACH SATURDAY MORNING. THEY FOUND TAR BALLS FROM THE INLET SOUTH TO OCEANFRONT PARK. AS A PRECAUTION, BEACHES IN FORT LAUDERDALE WERE ...

Black oil from a tar ball along Deerfield Beach covers Paul Rebelo’s hand. (Courtesy/Paul Rebelo) On Saturday, the beach itself was still open, but no one was allowed into the water from ...

Beachgoers from Palm Beach to Broward counties had their Saturday beach day interrupted when tar balls started washing up along the shoreline, possibly due to an oil spill from a freighter or ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after tar balls were seen washed up on southeast Florida beaches. The substances were reported in the Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach areas on ...

The weather this weekend was perfect for a trip to the sun-kissed shoreline of Palm Beach. But beachgoers faced a viscous mess that started Saturday: Tar balls, accumulations of a sticky black ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (WPBF) — Tar appears to be washing up on the shores of some South Florida beaches from Lake Worth Beach to Boynton Beach, and even as far south as Fort Lauderdale.