A Manatee County woman accused of fleeing the scene after hitting and killing an 82-year-old man known as the Peace Walker in 2020 was taken into custody after her bond was revoked. She is ...

A patchy red tide bloom has affected the Sarasota and Manatee county area over the past wee. Local experts confirmed that red tide is present along the Sarasota and Manatee County coast ...

The DMCR has been studying what aquariums abroad feed captive dugongs and manatees. Also in November, the DMCR began feeding leafy vegetables (such as Chinese kale, water spinach and Chinese cabbage) ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Manatee County is hardly the leading edge of liberalism. Yet it says something about Florida’s tortured approach to growth when the county commission there — all seven Republicans ...