It’s mating season for manatees, and a Florida sheriff’s office is urging the public to stop calling 911 over the randy marine mammals. "If you see this, no you didn’t," the Pinellas County ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A Manatee County judge set bond Tuesday at $20,000 for a Haile Middle School math teacher accused of sending sexually explicit photos and texts via Snapchat to an eighth ...

New College failed to uncover indecent exposure charges against Fredrick Piccolo during a background check. Sarasota County cases were not reviewed.

A file photo taken at Coquina Beach on Feb. 17. Recent red tide has largely cleared up near beaches in Sarasota and Manatee counties, making for an ideal weekend to hit the beach this weekend.

As manatee mating season ramps up during the summer, the Pinellas Sheriff's Office in Florida is sharing how to identify a manatee mating herd and warning beachgoers to avoid the groups of animals.

Lynch has no background in education but is a Manatee County native. He grew up in Bradenton and attended Manatee High School, and he eventually pursued a career in the marine industry after ...

Manatees have no natural enemy. However, 800 of the sea mammals died last year, which follows the record number of 1,100 that died in 2021.Manatees can grow up to 10 to 13 feet in length and weigh ...

Manatee County commissioners voted to end a school zone traffic camera program implemented this school year following recent public outcry.

Mating manatees can be quite energetic, with the animals twisting and turning vigorously, according to Swimming With The Manatees. But don’t mess with these normally gentle creatures.

A no-swim advisory was issued for a Manatee County beach Sunday, the same day the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County lifted the countywide swim advisory for public beaches.

BACKGROUND Originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1973, manatees have never truly recovered, as they must contend with a barrage of human threats. Boats are responsible ...

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory believes that a gas cloud in the constellation Aquila bears an uncanny resemblance to the endangered aquatic mammal.