Today, manatees play a key role in the local economy, drawing eco-tourists and supporting small businesses. The project also rescues and rehabilitates stranded animals and has saved around 60 ...

Manatee County leaders are trying to roll back changes that let local development sprawl farther east over the last several years. At a recent Land Use Meeting, commissioners voted to undo a 2021 ...

Sarasota and Manatee County sheriffs' offices are training deputies for the program, focusing on serving outstanding warrants. The increased enforcement is expected to strain some Florida jails ...

May 16 (UPI) --A Florida woman's unusual friendship with a manatee that repeatedly approached her paddleboard has gone viral after she posted videos of the encounters to TikTok. Kendra Kay ...

A federal judge sentenced Victor Lamar, 30, Sarasota to 10 years in prison for drug and firearm offenses after prosecutors said he fled from Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies in a multi ...

Citing concerns about traffic, flooding and other issues, Manatee County commissioners recently denied plans for two future residential communities. At a Land Use Meeting on Thursday, Manatee ...

The group argued that discharges led to the demise of seagrass, a key food source for manatees, and resulted in deaths and other harm to the animals. In his April 11 ruling, the judge wrote that ...

Round Island Riverside Park is one of the best places to see manatees, beyond Florida’s many natural springs. The 83-acre Indian River County park is just north of the St. Lucie County line ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature welcomed three new manatees on Tuesday. The arrival of the three young female manatees, named Mandalore, Crane and Kyber ...