MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

Nearly two dozen people helped with the rescue mission for a mama manatee and her baby. The mother sea cow was hit by a propeller over 20 times.

As the Florida sun begins to stick around a little longer, the state’s wilder residents are officially on the move. The ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the ...

An injured manatee and her calf are recovering after authorities on a boat rescued them from the Orange River near Fort Myers on Thursday. DOJ gives update on "missing" Epstein files State Farm ...

It’s far from over. That was the message that former State Sen. and current University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USF-SM) board member Lisa Carlton told a standing-room-only crowd at the "Save ...

An investigation is underway after dozens of manatees died in Fort Myers following a cold spell. The deaths occurred after heat pumps at a Florida Power & Light plant along the Orange River failed.

Over 30 manatee deaths have been reported near the Orange River since mid-February. The deaths may be linked to a loss of warm water from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant. Manatees rely on the ...