Florida's youngest manatees died in record numbers last year, possibly from lingering malnutrition or a counterintuitive sign that sea cow reproduction is slowly recovering, after years of fewer ...

Some Manatee County commissioners are calling local developers to the table with threat of a building moratorium to find ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

Manatee County commissioners will discuss a potential new vacation rental ordinance this year to address registration and ...

Manatee County is set to receive a grant worth over $250 million to bounce back from disaster impacts following catastrophic ...

Commissioners voted to bring an ordinance on removing fluoride from the water supply at a later date. The county must also consider repairing the current fluoridation system.

Now’s the best time to see manatees up-close in Southwest Florida. And one of the best places for sea cow viewing is Manatee ...

Action in all classes of boys and girls district high school basketball tournaments this week. Here are the dates and ...

Florida Manatee Festival in downtown Crystal River attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend. Sunny skies and ...

A manatee comes up for a breath at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Fla., during a press conference by Florida governor Ron DeSantis announcing that Florida’s manatee population appears to ...

If commissioners vote to follow the guidance of Florida's surgeon general, Manatee would join more than a dozen other local ...

Known for their hearty meals and fresh-baked rolls, Texas Roadhouse is one of several planned restaurants for the commercial ...