Commissioners in Manatee County authorized up to $2 million to preserve Thundercloud Ranch and Mossy Island Ranch.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — 20 Manatee County residents are displaced following a duplex structure fire that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue responded ...

Despite graduating in December, former Florida softball players Kendra Falby and Kara Hammock will still be spotted this upcoming softball season. Falby, a back-to-back Rawlings Gold Glove Award ...

Florida lawmakers will consider several new bills this year that could have a major impact on development in Manatee County and across the state, including one that would fast track developments over ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 600 manatees were found dead in Florida in 2025, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. FWC recorded 628 manatee deaths last year, marking the ...

697 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County, Florida, on New Year's Day 2026. The manatees sought refuge in the spring as local temperatures dropped and a frost advisory was ...

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 8-foot-long female manatee had been breached for more than 30 minutes, the couple said The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that the animal was taken to a local zoo for ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that the animal was taken to a local zoo for treatment Getty A manatee has been rescued from a Florida couple's backyard canal The ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — At least 30 people were displaced after an apartment building caught fire in Cedar Hammock on Friday. According to the Cedar Hammock Fire Marshall, rescue units responded ...

It's officially manatee season in Florida, and Broward County officials are reminding everyone to be on alert on county waterways and practice safe boating now through March. During this time, certain ...

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court This Small Alabama Town Was Part of the Manhattan Project. Now It May Host a Hyperscale Data Center. A ...