This November marks the 45th anniversary of Manatee Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to celebrate Florida’s beloved ...

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — ...

When the officer cuffed one of his father's hands, the man reached for his father's arms and came between him and the officer ...

A Bradenton woman is facing murder charges for her alleged involvement in the fentanyl overdose death of a 35-year-old ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists of the 44th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards. These awards recognize local small businesses and non-profit ...

While you may know Milton as the hurricane that swept through Southwest Florida in October, there's a new Milton in town ― ...

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit provided aerial assistance to other agencies in two rescues during the past week, one of an injured woman and one of a trapped manatee.

BRADENTON, Fla. — After several years of intense salvaging, repair and restoration work, the oldest home in Manatee County is ...

After a five-month investigation, a Minnesota man arrested, charged with grand theft accused of stealing more than $100,000 ...

A 2-year-old manatee was found 1.5 miles from open water in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Dixie ...

Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by a shift in the winds.

A red tide alert has been issued for several Sarasota County beaches. The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has ...