The beloved sea cows still face many threats, but deaths this year were not as high as in 2021 and 2022, when conservation ...

"Barber" the manatee, the victim of a boat strike months ago, was released in Florida after completing rehabilitation.

Sarasota and Manatee counties resolve multiple criminal cases, including hit-and-run and a 2006 cold case. Here's what to ...

A North Carolina man found dead in a pond in August had accidentally drowned, Florida officials said. The Manatee County ...

After a state audit claimed Manatee County’s budget is excessively growing, county officials say they want to “better understand” the findings. On Thursday, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise ...

Florida on Tuesday carried out its 15th execution of the year — a record under Gov. Ron DeSantis — putting to death Norman Mearle Grim Jr., who was convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor more ...

FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon shares the latest after Manatee County's first commission meeting since a Florida DOGE audit revealed overspending. Half a million bottles of blood pressure drug recalled for ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee deaths caused by watercraft have reached relatively high totals over the past couple of years, but wildlife officials are not showing alarm. As of October 10, 565 ...

A winning Florida Lotto ticket worth $6,250,000 was sold at the Publix at 3900 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Warren-Pender Getty Images A lucky Florida Lotto player scored a jackpot ticket in Manatee ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Richard Barry Randolph, who is scheduled to be executed on November 20th. Randolph was convicted of raping and killing ...