Tar balls, sticky, dark clumps have been appearing along the beaches in Florida, staining sand and skin, and even causing Fort Lauderdale Beach to temporarily close. The U.S Coast Guard ...

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WELL, THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE BEACH CONDITIONS SIGN HERE AT LAKE WORTH BEACH ... AND SOME SWIMMERS TELL US THEY’RE SEEING POSSIBLE TAR BALLS. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK STICKY MESS.

Captain Rufus Wakeman said he hadn't seen tar balls in Palm Beach in a while ... ways to stay up to date with your latest local news. Sign up for our newsletter to get the day's top headlines ...

The origin is unclear of the tar balls spotted this weekend along Palm Beach's coastline. This is the first time tar balls washed up on Palm Beach's shore in years, the town's chief lifeguard said.

Others at Hollywood Beach, Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton and Pompano Beach noticed the tar balls, though they were ... “There’s no visible signs of anything unless you step in it,” he said.

The sticky, gooey mess is beginning to clear up along Palm Beach’s Atlantic Ocean coastline, town officials said. Beachgoers who encounter the tar balls can remove them with Vaseline or baby oil ...