Manatee County is buying land in the Braden River south of S.R. 64 called North Pine Island to contribute to the natural habitat and preserve water quality. One of the pieces is the small finger of ...

Manatee County commissioners have approved the purchase of 13 acres to expand the county’s Pine Island Preserve near the mouth of the Braden ... expansion could be open to the public by winter ...

Read full article: Florida woman pries open jaws of alligator to save her ... Deputies wrangle a gator at Parrish Community High School (Manatee County Sheriff's Office) MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.

33. See cougars, capybaras, jaguars, tigers, tapirs, bears, otters, koalas, kookaburas and more at the Palm Beach Zoo. Bring ...

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Manatee with fishing lure in mouth rescued on Earth Day, giving a sad reminder to keep our waterways clean. The manatee was rescued on April 22, the Florida Fish ...

A Florida woman's unusual friendship with a manatee that repeatedly approached her paddleboard has gone viral after she ...

The hospital is also planning to open with a level two neonatal intensive care unit. “What we have learned is more than 50% of moms in Manatee County leave the county for delivery, and they want ...

If you're strolling along Marco Island, you might spot something unusual on the beaches. A peculiar, spindly-looking ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigation remains open, and the district will continue to fully cooperate with that investigation.” Michael Barber, School District of Manatee County ...