PORT ARANSAS, Texas – A rare wildlife encounter with a West Indian manatee and an environmentally-aware crew temporarily halted a $64 million ferry project on the Texas Gulf Coast this summer. "TxDOT ...

A manatee was spotted in the Shark River in Belmar on Sunday. The mammal was seen by local photographer Kate Watt, who took a quick video as it slowly swam through the water. Other locals saw the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — There are several ways to help victims in Texas, including by going through local nonprofits who are passing along aid. A Manatee County resident is on a mission to provide ...

Manatee County is joining a class-action lawsuit against the state of Florida over Senate Bill 180. Critics argue the law, intended for hurricane recovery, is being used by developers to bypass local ...

Deputies found a body inside a burning vehicle at the Ft. Hamer boat ramp in Parrish early Wednesday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are investigating a death after finding ...

Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the MMPA by changing its goal from thriving populations to minimum survival numbers. Recent events, like the starvation of over 1,000 manatees, highlight the ...

When Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast, it left a 500-mile path of devastation in its wake, from the Florida Gulf all the way to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. In Florida, the ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The final public meeting about school boundary changes in Manatee County is scheduled for Wednesday night at Southeast High School. The school district has held a series of public ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — A rare manatee sighting briefly halted construction at the Texas Department of Transportation’s Port Aransas ferry project, with the agency citing its commitment to both safety ...