Dixie County, FL - A 2-year-old manatee stranded in a small Florida pond far from open water was rescued last week after the storm surge from Hurricane Helene carried it more than a mile inland.

A juvenile manatee was rescued ... stranded there due to the storm surge of Hurricane Helene. A hunter near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, in Dixie County, stumbled upon a 500-pound ...

Live coverage has ended, for updates follow here. Rebecca Cohen DeSantis said "now is the time to shelter in place" as Hurricane Milton inches toward Sarasota. "First responders are staged and ...

A couple of days after Hurricane Helene swamped the keys with storm surge on Sept ... Nov. 25 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. The county-owned facility’s capacity is 4,000.

From pirates to luxury resorts, discover the fascinating facts behind Longboat Key's unique history as it approaches its 70th ...

Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

Just months after devastating hurricanes ripped through the region, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners received some ...

New College of Florida could soon take over some of the region's most historically and culturally significant community attractions, but the Powel Crosley Estate in Manatee County will not be one of ...

Brisk temperatures caused a surge in Broward County manatee sightings as they moved south towards warm water. During an aerial survey on Jan. 9, 467 manatees were counted. Despite their chubby ...

Thousands of Manatee County property owners will soon receive letters that determine whether they will can repair their homes following hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, or if they will need to ...

Manatee County is expecting millions in hurricane recovery funds, but President Donald Trump's funding pause raised questions ...

As temperatures drop, Florida’s manatees face dangerous conditions with some developing cold stress, a potentially deadly ...