This is the heartwarming moment a couple on their honeymoon in Tavernier, Florida on June 17 are about to embark on a boat are suddenly visited by a big, friendly manatee.

After years of struggle, Alexis and Jerry found success and even survival through a program that focuses on food, habits, and ...

As a member of the Savannah Bananas, Correlle Prime's career takes him on the road, but his heart always is with his family ...

Three water spouts formed Sunday night in Manatee County near the Skyway Bridge and Egmont Key. Meteorologist Mike Prangley explains how they formed.

The really great thing about the MIND diet is that it doesn’t matter when you start it, it shows benefits to brain health at any age, and even if you slip up once and awhile and go off the diet ...

"If you think about a void in the dam face, that you have the ability of water to soak in and expand those voids and make them more of an issue," he said. "The big thing overall is to try to finish ...

Although manatees are no longer hunted, some are injured by boats strikes, suffering deep cuts from propellers. At least 10 rescued manatees that were returned to the wild have been hit by boats.

A divided federal appeals court is upholding a judge’s order that blocks the construction of new septic tanks in parts of the Indian River Lagoon, a move designed to protect Florida’s manatee ...

Similarly, manatees are also protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978, which makes it "unlawful for any person, at any time, intentionally or negligently, to annoy, molest, harass ...

A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge's order that requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees in the northern ...

The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, before the number dropped to 555 in 2023 and 565 in 2024, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data.