A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows Lee, Brevard and Citrus counties lead the state in manatee deaths through Feb. 14.

The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically ...

Manatee County is hardly the leading edge of liberalism. Yet it says something about Florida’s tortured approach to growth ...

Local experts confirmed that red tide is present along the Sarasota and Manatee County coast, but spotty and at low levels in ...

A new report by Florida and federal officials estimates as many as 11,730 manatees remain in Florida, despite recent years of ...

This was one benefit to the chilly temperatures we experienced in southwest Florida last month: We had perfect conditions for ...

The new bridge off-ramp opening will eliminate the traffic backups onto I-75 that drivers experienced at the old I-75 to U.S.

Manatee County commissioners will consider options to curb animal welfare concerns with the retail pet sales industry.

Florida saw its highest number of manatee calf deaths since 2013. Over half were reported in the Indian River Lagoon, which ...

The county planned to turn the leased space into a community center with adult education classes but now is shifting away ...

Traffic is inevitable, but the north-end community group thinks a simple solution for the exits on Coquina Beach could make a ...

A FWC map from Tuesday afternoon showed varying degrees of red tide in the water off Manatee and Sarasota counties.