Back in the 1990s, when I was on the criminal court beat, I sat through more murder trials than Perry Mason and Ben Matlock ...

Manatee County leaders have signed off on buying a 93-acre property in Parrish with plans to prevent flooding, protect rare habitat from development and create a public park.

Danger, an orphaned manatee calf, is headed to Orlando for rehabilitation after being rescued by Good Samaritans in the Florida<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Even if you’re not a boater and you’re not out on the water, you can still do things to protect manatees such as skipping or ...

Manatee County officials said they rescued almost two-dozen mariner cats from a boat anchored near King Street Boat Ramp.

Habitat loss, another leading cause of death, led to a mass die-off in 2021 and 2022, when more than 1,200 manatees died of starvation. That led to an emergency program to feed lettuce to the ...

Get all the details you need to swim with manatees in Crystal River, Florida! It's a true budget-friendly bucket list ...

Manatees were spotted at the Calusa Marina in Goodland, Florida on March 31st. The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows ...

Contamination fuels algae blooms and wreaks havoc. Our investigation pinpointed alarming chemical levels in nearly 1 in 4 ...