Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is pushing to protect the sea cow population by separating ...

"Beyond Regional Boundaries" launches with “Interpretations, Perceptions & Realities” opening Jan. 15 at the Manatee ...

The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, is already considered threatened.

BRIEFLY: Manatee Memorial celebrates 'first baby'; animal shelter fundraiser; Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival; Temple Beth ...

Fairs are messy, loud, and potentially exhausting. So nothing says “I’m ready for a fair” like sturdy boots you can trudge through mud in.

Done with cold weather? From the Keys’ turquoise waters to the Panhandle’s white-sand shores and beyond, here are the ...

For the past six years, EOD has partnered on the reading initiative with Sarasota County Schools, the School District of Manatee County ... director at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe); and ...

At 4:51 p.m., fire crews responded to another incident when they learned of a fire at Manatee/Metro Ice ... Five units responded to the fire, with black smoke and flames coming out of the building.

Sarasota County’s class of 2024 achieved a graduation rate of 92.5%, the highest in district history, according to new Department of Education data.

Members of the Manatee County Audubon Society tallied birds ... a peregrine falcon and colorful songbirds like the cedar waxwing and black-throated blue warbler. “While we see many migrating ...

Here's what you need to know to plan a trip to Longboat Key, including the best hotels, things to do, and more.