Tyler Gillespie a fifth-generation Floridian, educator, and award-winning writer. He's the author of the nonfiction ...

FROM incredible wildlife to awe-inspiring rockets, Editor in Chief Sinead McIntyre and her family have a really wild time in ...

For Jon Mast, CEO of the Building Industry Institute, this isn’t the first time his role in the accountability of public ...

Photo credit: Jennifer W. Here, it’s simply what happens to be outside the window – an ever-changing natural canvas where dolphins occasionally surface, manatees lumber by in cooler months, and birds ...

There were 150 manatees sighted last year in the Perdido Bay watershed and another 50 in the Pensacola Bay watershed The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program ask the public to be on the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Last year’s storms did significant damage to Manatee County’s drainage system and canals. Manatee County is ramping up efforts to clean its drainage systems after last ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A pilot program in Manatee County that has helped emergency vehicles reach scenes quicker might be expanding, thanks to its success helping save lives. Donald McEachern ...

It’s hard to think of a more defenseless creature than the manatee. The curious marine mammal has no natural enemies — other than man. Unfortunately, men (and women) in Florida are killing ...

Manatee County officials are considering charging residents a new stormwater fee to reduce widespread flooding issues. The fee would add millions to the budget for cleaning canals and waterways ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla — Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives are investigating the scene on ...

Manatee County commissioners voted 5-1 to end the county's fluoridation program. The decision comes as the Florida legislature is expected to ban fluoride in drinking water statewide. Manatee ...