And while it probably wouldn't harm a manatee if you were somehow able to swim to it and give it a hug, do you dare touch one ...

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Cape Cod for the first time in nearly a decade. The extremely rare sighting occurred in late July when Mashpee resident Steve Petrucci observed the ...

FILE - Visitors exit the Miami Seaquarium, March 7, 2024, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, file) FILE - Visitors exit the Miami Seaquarium, March 7, 2024, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP ...

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that gained international attention as the filming location for the 1960s television series “Flipper” and thrilled ...

The local housing market around Manatee County continues its shift toward a balanced environment. According to the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s latest real estate market report, there ...

School districts across the state have launched employee investigations stemming from social media posts about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A conservative activist and co-founder of ...

FIVE. NOW AT 536, STUDENTS RIDING ON SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOL BUSSES WERE SENT TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING AN SUV IN MANATEE COUNTY. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US FOR ...

Dear Abby advises a reader about how to deal with a creature lurking in his lake. Adobe Stock DEAR ABBY: I am a senior man living next door to a slightly older woman. We live in lakefront homes and ...

Swim Ireland Chief Executive Officer Sarah Keane will step down from her role in February 2026, to take up the position of CEO at Cricket Ireland. Keane’s departure marks the end of a 21-year period ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando is joining efforts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with other Central Florida Services on the grounds of the conservation of manatees. The collaboration ...