Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park on one of the coldest winter days of the season. Here's why the growing number of manatees at the park is encouraging.

DeSantis names former Sarasota school board chair Karen Rose to the State College of Florida board after 2024 primary defeat ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget Monday and sent over $100 million in funding to Manatee County, including money ...

TALLAHASSEE — New College of Florida could take over the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus under plans being negotiated in the state Legislature, according to a top ...

The finalists for the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota job took part in campus forums in late March, and Gregory touted his two decades in the Air Force. He said that included serving as ...

The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, then 555 in 2023, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. There have been 538 deaths this year as of Dec. 13.

A record 154 young Florida manatees died before reaching one year of age in 2024, including more than half of the 100 manatees that died in Brevard County, state statistics show.

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State. The findings are detailed in a study co ...

University of South Florida Summary: New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State.

TALLAHASSEE — New College of Florida could take over the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus under plans being negotiated in the state Legislature, according to a top ...