Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local ...

A man died after he had a medical emergency while swimming at Lido Public Beach on Sunday ... thing could have been avoided." A judge in Florida is sharing the story of his son's death in hopes ...

Severe weather forecast for much of the Florida Gulf coast could create dangerous rip currents in Sarasota and Manatee this weekend.

"The manatee had a cut on its back that appeared to be from a boat prop." Rescue officials leap into action after spotting ...

The Florida ... to 30 days in Manatee County Jail with credit for all time served, to be followed by five years of probation.

Advocates, including those who filed the motion, are calling on the PSC to deny FPL’s rate increase and revise its hearing ...

After a brutal 2024 hurricane season, commissioners are looking to residents to help fund stormwater solutions.

Florida is no stranger ... destruction of 90% of homes in Keaton Beach and significant losses in Gulfport and Tampa Bay. In total, damage across Manatee and Sarasota counties was estimated ...

Florida is no stranger to disasters ... including the destruction of 90% of homes in Keaton Beach and significant losses in ...

It is part of ongoing efforts to transform city-owned land in and around downtown Bradenton for redevelopment, such as the recent sale of the Manatee ... Beach in 1913, while the Florida ...

Drew Dixon is a journalist of 40 years who has reported in print and broadcast throughout Florida, starting in Ohio in the 1980s. He is also an adjunct professor of philosophy and ethics at three ...