As spring temperatures rise and more boaters take to Florida’s waterways, state wildlife officials are urging caution to ...

but Florida wildlife officials say few make it to 30. The most frequent cause of injury and death is watercraft collisions. Scientists and park staff identify manatees by the scar patterns on ...

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

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Jeff Corwin, a biologist and conservationist who has hosted TV shows for nearly three decades, loves Florida’s manatees. In fact, sea cows were featured in the second episode of his very first ...

Deputies said skeletal remains were found in Manatee County that they believe are a man who went missing in 2024.

Florida’s Gross Domestic Product has grown by $78.1 Billion – a 95.3% increase; Sarasota County’s GDP has grown by $17.2 Billion – a 112.6% increase; and Manatee County’s by $12.8 ...

April 9 (UPI) --Florida on Tuesday evening executed a 48-year-old death row inmate who kidnapped and murdered a woman in 2000, marking the state's third execution in 2025 and the United States ...

He rose to the occasion and then some in the Final Four on Friday night, scoring 34 points to lead No. 1 Florida to a 79-73 win over No. 1 Auburn and send the Gators to the national championship game.