Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Florida law makes it easier for local governments to allow the public to access the beach even when there are disputes over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After another contentious debate over customary use of beaches on Perdido Key, Escambia County’s Board of County Commissioners is ...

Senate Bill 1622 allows county government authority to recognize recreational customary use of beaches It's a way to get around costly legal battles over private versus public beach access ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County has reopened Perdido Beach Access #2, News 5 has learned. The public regained use as of 10 a.m. March 15. The beach access was closed while crews ...

Escambia County has pulled plans to improve the Galvez Landing Boat Ramp with $5.2 million in RESTORE Act funds, and now wants to use the money to buy land for more public access to Perdido Key Beach.

Escambia commissioners want to create a customary use ordinance to prevent run-ins between beach visitors and property owners, but finding a happy medium may be impossible Many property owners say ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Beachgoers at Perdido Key will have some safeguarding as lifeguards are set to begin service in guarding the public access points. According to a press release, ...