Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...

FOX 13's Kim Kuizon reports on ex-ballerina Ashley Benefield appearing before a Manatee County judge to soon decide whether to grant bond while she appeals her manslaughter conviction for the 2020 ...

The Florida Highway Patrol says the Tesla that was involved in a hit-and-run that killed a man days ago in St. Petersburg has been found in Manatee County. In Manatee County, around 9,000 citations ...

In a recently filed lawsuit, former District 3 Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge accuses former Manatee County Commissioner Betsy Benac and political action committee Take Back Manatee of defaming ...

(AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population ...

The first manatee rescued in North Carolina is now back in the ocean. Pamlico, the 9-foot female manatee rescued last fall, has been released into the Tampa Bay by staff from the Florida Fish and ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s. These claims, based on limited anthropological records, ...

A young manatee rolls on its back as it enjoys the morning at Manatee Park in Lee County. Manatees and sea turtles are vulnerable to cold snaps like the Arctic blasts this month as cold air can drop ...

But today, the relative warmth of that unchanging water temperature is what draws a pod of manatees here. And those manatees are what have draw visitors to top of two-story observation deck. They're ...

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The manatee had been found by ...

Manatees will not be added to the endangered list Patrick Rose, an aquatic biologist, and executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on Florida Live to break ...