New reports point to record rainfall, increased development and other infrastructure issues as causes of local flooding.

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

Tampa Bay Rays.) You can also get a bird's-eye view of the area by climbing up the stairs to the 50-foot viewing tower, located halfway down the Manatee Viewing Center's habitat loop trail.

Dead fish covered many beaches in Sarasota and Manatee County beaches over the long Valentine's ... out of the south to bring ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a dolphin ... FWC's red tide map currently shows only background levels ...