The City of Anna Maria Island is looking to create a blank slate of sand for beachgoers and newly hatched turtles as they ...

Manatees are one of the most loved animals in the world, and with good reason. These gentle sea mammals are friendly, ...

A purchase of several acres of forest land at the edge of Rye Preserve, a nature preserve in Parrish, will create a buffer ...

The first piece of the funding puzzle is on deck. Manatee County Tourist Development Council members unanimously voted June ...

Men who've strangled women to death described their experiences to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune as a means of control in their ...

New Manatee County superintendent focused on school security. BY Julia Hazel Tampa. UPDATED 10:39 AM ET Aug. 10, 2023 PUBLISHED 10:27 AM ET Aug. 10, 2023 PUBLISHED 10:27 AM EDT Aug. 10, 2023.

Manatee County approved a big increase in the amounts charged for impact fees on new development, and developers aren't thrilled about it.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — More families in Florida are choosing to homeschool their children. According to the Florida Department of Education, over 154,000 students were homeschooled in Florida in ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

Manatee School for the Arts and Hola Elementary sit on a 27-acre campus in Palmetto. Soon, the aerial view of the property is going to undergo a big transformation as the schools implement solar ...

Hurricane Debby flooding prompts Lake Manatee Dam investigation. Manatee County was already saturated from a wetter-than-normal July when Hurricane Debby arrived in early August and dumped record ...

A Florida manatee gets up close to Susan Glaser's kayak at Lee County Manatee Park in Fort Myers. Susan Glaser, Cleveland.com Manatees -- and the humans who love them -- gather every winter at Lee ...