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

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after tar balls were seen washed up on southeast Florida beaches. The substances were ...

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 ...

The sticky, gooey mess is beginning to clear up along Palm Beach’s Atlantic Ocean coastline, town officials said.

Palm Beach's chief lifeguard confirmed the tar balls were spotted along the town's Atlantic Ocean coastline. Their origin is unclear.