The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit provided aerial assistance to other agencies in two rescues during the past week, one of an injured woman and one of a trapped manatee.

BRADENTON, Fla. - A kickoff to the holiday season takes on a new meaning for the Salvation Army of Manatee County. They ...

Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by a shift in the winds.

Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift ...

A red tide alert has been issued for multiple Tampa Bay area county beaches, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Sarasota County has the highest median income in Tampa Bay at $77,213, according to SmartAsset. Manatee County, which is home ...

In his fourth season as Manatee High head football coach, his team loaded with talent at multiple positions, the former ...

Renee Ratajczak is one of many mobile homeowners in Bradenton Beach anxiously awaiting an appraisal. “We’re doing as we can ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A manatee was rescued in the Big Bend of Florida early last week and transported to Tampa to be rehabilitated.

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month as well as the official start of manatee season, which runs from Nov ...

Tampa Electric’s award-winning Manatee Viewing Center opened on November 1 for the season. “Even after two devastating ...

An 18-year-old Sarasota motorcyclist was killed in a Manatee County crash on Sunday after the bike slammed into the side of a truck, authorities said.