A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

10. The city reported discharge of 450,000 gallons of partially treated sewage during the incident into the Manatee River, which empties into Tampa Bay and out into the Gulf. In case you missed it ...

The City of Bradenton has reported another major release of sewage into the Manatee River as problems continue at its troubled wastewater plant. In a recent report, city staff said that the plant ...

The manatee rescued from a Tar River canal last fall is healthy and back in the wilds of Florida’s Gulf Coast waters. The 9-foot female is the first documented case of a successful manatee rescue in ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A horseback riding center in Manatee County is offering a $10,000 reward for their missing 16-year-old gray and white horse. Staff from Florida Beach Horses said the horse ...

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 ...

Florida’s iconic manatees gather in droves near the warm-discharge of the state’s coastal power plants to keep warm during cold snaps. AP video by Daniel Kozin A manatee comes to the surface to ...

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 ...

The manatee viewing area on the first floor of the SeaBase Aquarium is blocked by blue curtains and rope. The second-floor viewing area is also blocked by rope, although we could still see inside.

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 ...

Manatee County continued to more closely scrutinize development proposals following the election of new county commissioners in the 2024 elections, though the board ultimately approved the ...