LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World is making changes at EPCOT to help Florida’s manatee population. “The Seas with ...

Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Florida's manatees. Specifically, the Manatee ...

Dozens of new plays, musicals, concerts, art exhibits, dance pieces and more are being presented across the Sarasota area region in February ...

Donald Trump News: President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is in full swing including a national emergency declared at the southern border. A Justice Department memo, obtained by AP, outlines ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he ...

But she gave them the fake name of Joanne English, a fake date of birth, and a fake social security number. That’s where the trail went cold. "It's a pretty challenging case," said Daniels. "We want ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, annoy, or molest," these animals, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The state has also established regulatory speed zones for ...

FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia reports on leaders in Manatee and Pinellas County's ongoing plans to meet with community members to discuss whether to remove fluoride from their drinking water supplies. This ...

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Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.