BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County Schools security measure has expanded this school year. One year after introducing weapons detection technology at its high schools, all middle schools are now ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

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 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that the animal was taken to a local zoo for treatment Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Holders, a couple who live along the English Bayou, say a calm Saturday morning took a surprising turn when they spotted a manatee surfacing just feet from their porch.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - On Sunday, a more uncommon visitor to the Coast was spotted in the Gulfport Lake. Videos submitted by fisherman Ross Maxwell show what’s confirmed by IMMS as a manatee making ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

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 ...

Shop local this holiday season by browsing Florida-centric gifts that, in some cases, also support good causes. The Sunshine State offers goods that support the Save the Manatee Club, Surfing Santas T ...

A manatee glides along the spring run to the St. Johns River at Blue Springs State Park. Marjie Lambert [email protected] Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years ...

BLUFFTON — A pair of golfers got a surprise as they rounded the ninth hole of the Crescent Pointe Golf Course on Nov. 22. A beached manatee was stranded in a tidal creek. Photos posted to the golf ...