State Sen. Jim Boyd said his new proposal is “another tool in the toolbox” to protect the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.

A 53-year-old construction worker was killed Tuesday afternoon in a construction zone for a new subdivision in Manatee County ...

The roar of high-speed boats and the glow of drones over the Manatee River will once again draw huge crowds to downtown ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Crews are on scene removing a dead manatee from the waterways of Manatee Park. On Thursday, Lee County Parks and Recreation posted on its Facebook account delaying the opening of ...

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

A St. Petersburg man was arrested after deputies said he sexually abused two girls in Manatee County.

On Wednesday, Senator Jim Boyd (R-Manatee) filed an amendment to a coastal resiliency bill that would expand dredging protections over the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, an area recently targeted for ...

Residents of a Scottish town came together to rescue and care for a pair of baby otters found seeking warmth in the engine ...

A water main break in downtown Bradenton is causing traffic delays on Manatee Avenue, city officials said Thursday morning. 15th Street West is closed between Sixth Avenue West and Seventh Avenue West ...

The wild-born West Indian manatee has lived in human care since 1957 and far outlived the species’ typical 30–40 year lifespan ...

A high-stakes conservation effort culminated this week as a large group of manatees, some of which spent years in ...

Take a look at the latest housing market report for Manatee and Sarasota counties.