The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff found a small female manatee with severe cold stress in a ditch ...

Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

I spend $1,000 on Philadelphia Cheesesteaks and I attempt to eat them all. Whatever I don't eat goes to the local food bank.

Police said seven horses owned by Carousel Sea Horses were beginning a beach ride on Manatee Avenue West around 11 a.m. when ...

Seven new Sarasota restaurants opened last month, one closed for good, and a legendary local spot was ranked among Florida’s ...

Does it even count as a trip to Florida if there isn’t an element of odd? Here are a few of our favorite places to experience ...

The center relies on funding from the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistant Grant Program, she said.

The past year has a big one for new restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Here are the ones that stand out. Every year, Sarasota's culinary scene grows with new and exciting offerings ...

A record 154 young Florida manatees died before reaching one year of age in 2024, including more than half of the 100 manatees that died in Brevard County, state statistics show. So-called "perinatal" ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

There’s the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires. What to ...

A recall over Walmart-sold broccoli florets has been escalated to Class I, the highest threat level, as consumers are warned ...