Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

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.

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

One year after a 67-year-old woman vanished, a Manatee County probate judge has declared her dead, the Bradenton Police Department announced Friday. The Florida Highway Patrol says the Tesla that was ...

But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave them at the less-serious status of "threatened" and make their smaller cousin ...

28, three male manatees were released back to the wild after nearly a year of care at The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat. Wicket and Morado arrived at The Bishop from SeaWorld Orlando in ...

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Which is why the TECO Manatee Viewing Center is so special. Vacationers appreciate a little break in their itineraries to see manatees swimming in the waters around the Tampa Electric water plant ...

The first manatee rescued in North Carolina was successfully rehabilitated and released in warmer waters at Apollo Beach. The sea cow, named Pamlico, was spotted in two North Carolina rivers ...