With hurricane season about two months away, Manatee County officials are pumping an extra $2 million into efforts to clean up the county’s canal system and prevent flooding. Carmine DeMilio ...

SeaWorld Orlando has announced that it has now logged 1,000 manatee rescues.

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says it has made the largest fentanyl bust in county history. Detectives seized more than $1.7 million worth of drugs and weapons and arrested a suspected ...

Boats are responsible for about 20% of human-caused manatee deaths, making them the greatest sources of human-caused mortality. Meanwhile boating in Florida is at an all-time high and increasing. A ...

RIDES, slides and fairytale castles may be Central Florida’s most famous draws, but in Crystal River on the dazzling Gulf Coast, the best attractions can be found in the great outdoors.   This ...

Highlights include the long-running Venice Shark’s Tooth Festival, the Sarasota Film Festival’s Friday Night Street Party, and the return of the Music in the Park concert series at Bradenton Riverwalk ...