ZooTampa's David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released a record number of rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Learn ...

Laurie Breslin cites facility upgrades, academic improvement and higher graduation rates as high priorities for 2026.

For nearly 50 years, Manatee Children's Services has worked to be an advocate and a resource to stop child abuse.

The program embeds resource navigation, benefits assistance and rental aid to keep children housed and learning.

These graceful marine mammals are a Florida icon, but nevertheless vulnerable to being struck by boats, and displacement from ...

Within the School District of Manatee County, rezoning is the hot topic. However, according to Associate Superintendent Kevin ...

Manatee County officials are preparing to introduce a new, larger vessel to the Gulf Islands Ferry fleet, a move they say ...

The first seafood and music festival of the new year, last call for winter holiday events, and more this weekend in Sarasota ...

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths from boat collisions are above the five-year average, totaling 97 for the ...

In Florida, manatees are best known as shy, gentle giants. But about once a year, the state’s beloved sea cows reveal an…erm…freakier side of themselves. You ...

Florida manatees move inland every winter in search of warmer water. Boaters should be more careful this time of year, as ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County began enforcing a new curfew for certain minors tonight, restricting access to public spaces for anyone under 16 in an effort to curb crime and hold parents ...