MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A jury has been seated in the trial of the woman accused in a deadly hit-and-run. Teresa Zeppi, 60, was escorted by a deputy as she entered the courtroom Monday ...

Even though manatees can be seen in Florida year-round, manatee season is the best time to see them swimming in Floridian waterways. If you want to spot some manatees before the season's end ...

On Feb. 26, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) crew responded to a manatee-in-distress call in Longboat Key’s Bay Isles community. According to the crew on board ...

Manatee County will host a two-day open house will showcase the historic Powel Crosley Estate, a Mediterranean Revival-style house built in 1929, just weeks after commissioners vowed to never ...

Federal officials said recent counts of the manatee population in Florida show that their numbers have stabilized and don't warrant upgrading their status to endangered — at least for now.

Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether ...

Hesch said the speeding boaters are putting the manatee habitat at risk. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said during winter months, manatees travel to canals since they are ...

Burr asks. He also discusses his 11-year relationship with his wife and attending a friend's open casket funeral. "I don't get it," Burr complains. "It's like you told me he was dead. I believed you." ...

Crews first opened the new I-75 southbound on-ramp from U.S. 301 over the Manatee River late last week. They then opened the new I-75 northbound off ramp to U.S. 301. The new northbound exit is ...

Take, for example, what has happened at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the nation’s only dedicated refuge for Florida’s iconic mammal, the manatee. Two of the eight park rangers ...

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.