FPL hosts free, family-fun event that marks beginning of manatee season. This year’s kick-off theme is “safe boating,” ...

A warning if you plan to head out to the beach this weekend. The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has issued a ...

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 ...

There are new warnings about red tide in areas of Manatee County that were hardest hit by Hurricane Milton. Officials said ...

Florida deputies made two significant rescues last week— a trapped manatee and a woman experiencing a medical emergency in ...

A 2-year-old manatee stranded in a small Florida pond far from open water was rescued last week after the storm surge from ...

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

Here’s a look at how high school teams and players did in cross country, swimming, golf, volleyball and football.

Sarasota County has the highest median income in Tampa Bay at $77,213, according to SmartAsset. Manatee County, which is home ...

A hunter stumbled across a large aquatic creature in an unexpected location in Florida. Then rescuers stepped in. The ...