Residents and visitors will have a chance to spot the gentle giants as they move to warmer waters. Here's where: ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a time where change happens fast and new technology is evolving around us, a museum in Palmetto is holding on to moments in time — hoping more people can experience the joys ...

Florida's Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with beasts of all sorts, sizes ...

Tuesday morning a juvenile, male manatee called Thinmint was returned back to his home waters after spending nearly a year being rehabilitated at Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park. The manatee was rescued last ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County officials began rolling out new 96-gallon bins to residents over the summer to prepare them for the change to trash curbside pick-up. Trash collection moves to ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) — A Manatee County mother of three wants someone held accountable. Hailey Van Dam had an above-the-knee amputation, which she believes could have been prevented. She claimed ...

A new study identifies which crucial infrastructure in Manatee County is at the highest risk from flooding over the coming decades. The study by Manatee County Government and engineering firm Cummins ...

Florida’s manatees are more than just a gentle giant, they are the state marine mammal, cherished by residents, and a reason tourists come to visit our state. Thanks in part to strong legal ...

Manatee deaths in 2025 are on track to be higher than in the previous two years, with 525 recorded as of late August. An increase in perinatal deaths is a major factor, though it also suggests more ...

BELMAR, N.J. – A Florida manatee was spotted taking in the sights of the New Jersey shore earlier this week. Experts believe this could be the same manatee that was seen earlier in the summer as far ...

Beachgoers in Monmouth County found an unlikely friend near the Shark River inlet last weekend. A manatee was spotted swimming in a lagoon Saturday, thousands of miles away from its native habitat.