This November marks the 45th anniversary of Manatee Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to celebrate Florida’s beloved ...

When the officer cuffed one of his father's hands, the man reached for his father's arms and came between him and the officer ...

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — after being stranded there due to the storm surge of Hurricane Helene.

The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators. And yet, these charismatic mammals face numerous threats. Manatees are struck by vessels in busy waterways across the state, and a ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Hoot Gibson, a member of the Board of Trustees for Baker University, in Kansas, has been named ...

A 2-year-old manatee was found 1.5 miles from open water in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Dixie ...

Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by ...

Now, Bradenton police and Manatee County homicide investigators are working to ... Detectives said they are working to gather ...

A South Florida man is distraught after someone broke into his home and stole something with great sentimental value.

If you weren’t able to attend the meeting Tuesday night at the Manatee County Fairgrounds, officials with FDOT said there will be two virtual meetings coming up on Nov. 14. Visit fdot.gov for more ...