Judge sides with EPA in lawsuit over water quality filed after 2021 manatee deaths
The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — ...
Crews work to rescue manatees left stranded from Helene
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Save the Manatee Club are working to save the stranded animals.
2024 Sarasota and Manatee counties weekly high school football schedules
The regular season begins Aug. 23 and runs through Nov. 8 with most teams playing 10 games in 11 weeks. Here are ...
Manatee County residents 'shellshocked' by return home after Hurricane Helene
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says temporary housing assistance could soon be available to residents impacted by Helene during a ...
Coastal Florida town 90% to 95% destroyed, officials say
Bradenton Beach is considered by the cert team as a 'catastrophic area', according to the press release posted to the city's ...
Florida beach 90% to 95% destroyed, officials say
Bradenton Beach is considered by the cert team as a 'catastrophic area', according to the press release posted to the city's ...
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Manatee County school district unveils opening plans for K-8 school
With the School District of Manatee County opening the K-8 school in Lakewood Ranch, as well as a school for grades 4-8 in ...
Manatees stranded after Hurricane Helene, rescue efforts underway
Manatees can get stranded during hurricanes and tropical storms during rough weather conditions, the commission wrote. The ...
Officials praise use of special barrier that protected fire station, hospital from flooding during Helene
As residents continue cleaning up after Hurricane Helene, state officials are praising the use of a special barrier that protected a fire station and hospital from flood damage.
FWC rescues manatee stranded at McDill AFB after Helene
Staff is responding to the reports of these strandings; however, some areas remain impassable after Hurricane Helene. If you ...
'I'm completely overwhelmed:' Manatee, Sarasota counties trying to move forward post Hurricane Helene
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A long recovery is underway in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. From Anna Maria Island to downtown Sarasota, the damage is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. "Everybody just ...