Tennesseans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported by health officials.

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" ...

Manatee County is among 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection in 2025.

Four people in Florida have died this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a rare flesh-eating bacterium found in warm, brackish ...

The Florida Department of Health has reported that one person died from a flesh-eating bacterium in South Florida.

A new report identified fecal contamination issues at Palma Sola that made the beach potentially unsafe for swimming multiple ...

Todd Richardson, the principal of the new Lake Manatee K-8 school in Lakewood Ranch, has never been much of a "desk guy," so ...

Manatees have died at a record rate since December 2020 for various reasons, including depleted seagrass. but here's what we can do to help them now.

A Florida manatee has been found tangled in a fishing lure that had attached its fin to its face. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Research Institute was alerted to the ...

Nicknamed Pamlico, the nine-foot manatee was rescued on Nov. 18, 2024, from a Tar River canal in Greenville. She suffered from cold stress and skin injuries after getting hit by a boat.

Manatee death rates in Florida are ‘not sustainable': FIU researcher Over 300 manatees died during the first half of 2023, the FWC reported.

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Lee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria in 2025.