A Manatee County sheriff's deputy is doing OK after an alleged drunk driver crashed into him. Mark Wilson reports.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — There is a need for housing that can accommodate those with disabilities in Manatee and Sarasota counties. The Haven, a nonprofit based in Sarasota, has built more homes ...

A business owner in Volusia County was arrested Thursday for buying and selling human bones on Facebook Marketplace.

A teenager who underwent a rare procedure that involved doctors temporarily storing a piece of her skull in her abdomen has relearned how to walk, talk, and swallow. Ellie Morris-Davies ...

Manatee and Sarasota County boys and girls lacrosse teams will begin their quest for titles this week as the 2025 FHSAA district tournaments begin on Wednesday. Manatee has the highest state-rated ...

Here’s what readers are saying in Wednesday’s letters to the editor. Almost 5,000 manatees live in Florida waters. Hillsborough County Commission votes to create DOGE Committee | April 3 The ...

and Manatee County’s by $12.8 billion a 114.8% increase. “You guys have added $30 billion of GDP over the past 10 years,” Parrish said, referencing the two-county MSA. “That’s a big deal ...

Jeff Corwin, a biologist and conservationist who has hosted TV shows for nearly three decades, loves Florida’s manatees. In fact, sea cows were featured in the second episode of his very first ...

The 18-year-old lifts his curly brown hair to flash a long, red scar on the right side of his head, above his ear, where a piece of his skull is gone. The missing bone fragment has left a dent in ...

“Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000 year old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies.” The three dire wolves are living on a 2,000-acre site at an undisclosed ...

Not long ago, when manatees were seen along Mobile Bay’s estuaries and coasts, scientists thought they were “accidental tourists” who lost their way. Who could blame them? Between 1980 to 2006, ...