Speed limit cameras will no longer monitor Manatee County school zones outside of posted hours for reduced speeds in response to complaints from motorists surprised by tickets sent to their mailbox.

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park on Okaloosa Island has opened a new habitat, Manatee Cove, to house two rescued manatees, Lil Joe and Inigo. The renovated habitat, a former dolphin exhibit ...

But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave them at the less-serious status of "threatened" and make their smaller cousin ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

Although the area will see much colder temperatures, Sarasota and Manatee counties will not experience the snow and other harsh weather several other communities will see in this part of the state.

The City of Bradenton has reported another major release of sewage into the Manatee River as problems continue at its troubled wastewater plant. In a recent report, city staff said that the plant ...

Some of those wins must (absent a landslide elsewhere) come from the six teal seats lost by Liberals in 2022. But do the traditional Liberal values Dutton espouses resonate with those living in ...

The first manatee rescued in North Carolina was successfully rehabilitated and released in warmer waters at Apollo Beach. The sea cow, named Pamlico, was spotted in two North Carolina rivers ...