Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in ...

An investigative operation in Manatee County focused on workers’ compensation fraud and exposed unlicensed contractors ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s Municipal Election Day in Manatee and Pinellas counties. In Manatee County, voters in the town of ...

A sting nabbed 14 people with five arrested on charges of attempting to perform electrical and plumbing work without proper licensing.

The Manatee County School Board is urging county commissioners to reconsider their recent decision to end the use of speed ...

Inmates in Manatee County Jail's LIFE Program cultivate plants for sale, teaching skills for post-release employment.

The manatees at the refuge need the warm water of the springs in order to survive the cold winter. The Crystal River area, which is about 80 miles north of Tampa, is the only area in Florida where ...