Hillsborough County is excited to enter a new year, one in which we celebrate our 191st birthday. What was recognized on Jan. 25, 1834, as the state’s 19th ...

Now’s the best time to see manatees up-close in Southwest Florida. And one of the best places for sea cow viewing is Manatee Park, east of Fort Myers.

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 3 to get input on proposed changes to ...

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

The lower amounts of the toxin were detected after several weeks of medium and high concentrations were reported along the ...

First responders rescued a boater who had been stranded on a sandbar for at least 15 hours, the North River Fire District said. NRFD described the rescue mission as "challenging and unique ...

St. Johns County officials Wednesday reported an influx of sea turtles washing up on local beaches with severely low body ...

As we became increasingly irritated and tired, reporter Max Chesnes pinged our phones: A manatee was being rescued in Bayboro Harbor near the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

A third suspect accused in a deadly Manatee County home invasion has been arrested. Law enforcement officers arrested Aldo Jean Pierre Armijos-Casillo while he was stuck on a bus in Colorado due to a ...

which St. Lucie Reef Builders will monitor for two years Manatee Center "Learn on the Lagoon Eco-Boat Tour" educational field trips for Fort Pierce elementary school students 10 microscopes and ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) -A cold weather shelter open in Manatee County for residents needing to stay warm. It will be open Thursday and Friday night. This shelter will be the Charlotte CARE ...