It’s Bradenton’s 11th annual River Regatta, Manatee County’s largest spectator event. "We average over 100,000 spectators ...

24-hour booking event allows guests to reserve any sunset bioluminescence tour date in 2026 at a discounted rate ...

Former Manatee County Commissioner Reggie Bellamy, who represented District 2 from 2018 to 2022, has filed to run for the ...

At a time when New College of Florida faces a longstanding housing shortage for students, the school is planning to shift $2.5 million in its housing fund to instead build a baseball field. The move ...

A Florida Power & Light plant sits on the Orange River, and for decades the plant has produced warm water conditions in that ...

A staggering spike in manatee deaths in Lee County, possibly due to cold stress, with officials investigating if a recent FPL ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission examination of recent large-scale manatee deaths in Lee County said a shutdown of a power plant near the canal the animals use for warmth could be a mitigating ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) confirmed that cold stress caused the deaths of 25 manatees at ...

Manatee County extends its burn ban until further notice to protect residents and animals from wildfires. This photo was ...

More than two dozen manatees found dead in Lee County in less than a week is “not normal,” according to a local conservation ...

An amendment filed Wednesday by Florida Senator Jim Boyd that would grant specific protections to the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve has been approved by the Senate.