The manatee was an adult female that measured approximately 9 ft in length, per FWC spokesperson Faith Lawn.

Venice had a moniker for its championship teams. This one was “Originals.” The cry during the season came from the movie “300 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the four appropriation requests that Manatee County commissioners supported in the state’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget June 30. Commissioner Jason Bearden called the vetoes ...

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment complex opens with a little help, a build-to-rent developer ...

Waterfront restaurants like Crackers Bar & Grill offer the quintessential Florida dining experience, with fresh catches served on dockside patios where you can watch dolphins play while enjoying your ...

Appropriations that faced cuts included Fresh Start Manatee, the Veterans Connections Hub and Washington Park. The Anna Maria ...

A Pinellas Park man in wheelchair was killed in the late hours of June 21 after he was hit by a pickup truck in Manatee County, officials said.

TAMPA, Fla. — A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped ...

Park guests can also see manatees at the Manatee and Turtle Rescue center on the north side of SeaWorld, between the Dolphin Encounter and Coral Rescue facilities.

That includes Lee County's popular Manatee Park, where warm water from the nearby Florida Power & Light plant turns the park’s canal into a giant, toasty bathtub for sea cows.

Photos snapped by a Save the Manatee staff member show a turtle hitching a ride with a manatee at Florida's Blue Spring State Park.

A section of the boardwalk trail that allows visitors to walk to the kayak launch of Manatee Park is scheduled to close for maintenance.