Manatee County deputies had their work cut out for them Thursday when they wrestled a gator that had wandered too close to a local high school.

A baby manatee was recently rescued in southern Florida after it had become separated from its mother. The calf was found by ...

Calliope, as she is known, was found orphaned in 2021 in Cayo Costa, FWC says. She was too young to survive on her own, so Calliope spent the next three years being raised at zoos, including Zoo Tampa ...

Back in the 1990s, when I was on the criminal court beat, I sat through more murder trials than Perry Mason and Ben Matlock ...

Manatee County has committed an initial $2 million to clear portions of its 200 miles of waterways as part of its hurricane readiness strategy.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -Wednesday, 23 cats are ready to be adopted after living on a boat for an unknown time. The cats were seized by Manatee County Sheriff’s Department and the Manatee County Animal ...

Manatee County officials said they rescued almost two-dozen mariner cats from a boat anchored near King Street Boat Ramp.

After taking much-needed baths and receiving medical care, the cats are ready to trade their sea legs in for a stable home ...

The Brevard Zoo has welcomed two new patients, Churro and Randa, to its new Manatee Rehabilitation Center. The ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Last week, the Bishop Animal Shelter rescued 23 cats from an unsafe boat anchored near King Fish Boat Ramp.

Manatees migrate from Florida's warm waters in April, making them susceptible to vessel strikes. Some survive with scars, but ...

UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A fundraiser is underway to help care for the animals at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Union Township. The nonprofit group "Friends of Hopewell Furnace" says ...