Over 1,400 acres of Manatee County land are set to be protected from development after county leaders agreed to contribute $2 ...

Frigid weather killed 35 Florida manatees, nearly triple the average, raising concerns about the species' future.

Nearly two dozen people helped with the rescue mission for a mama manatee and her baby. The mother sea cow was hit by a propeller over 20 times.

Two manatees rescued as youngsters are back in their home Keys waters, thanks to two Middle Keys rescue and rehab groups and ...

Cold snap blamed for increase in manatee deaths in Florida ...

Drought conditions have worsened from severe to extreme in Southwest Florida. When can the area expect a reprieve?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday spoke against a proposed cruise port in Manatee County that a leading cruise terminal operator has been floating to the Tampa Bay community since mid-January.

I cannot think of a worse place in Florida for a mega cruise ship terminal to be than Terra Ceia,” state Rep. Will Robinson ...

As the weather turned frigid in February with surprising zeal, one of Florida’s most beloved creatures sought salvation in warm water refuges hewn by nature and those that are the byproducts of man.