SHOOTING ARREST  Witnesses said a 26-year-old man came to the home looking for someone he claimed owed him money.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a man is in jail, and two victims are recovering after a shooting in Bradenton early ...

TALLAHASSEE , Fla. — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered ...

Meet Sara, the largest manatee on record in Florida — a 3,000-pound gentle giant roughly the size of a Toyota Corolla!

FLORIDA, USA — The last Wednesday of March is designated as Manatee Appreciation Day in Florida. It's a day meant to celebrate the beloved sea cows while also spotlighting the growing need to protect ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The last Wednesday of March is Manatee Appreciation Day, designated to focus the world’s attention on this vulnerable marine mammal with no known natural enemy. Manatees face many ...

In the wild, Florida's manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities.