2. There are three species of manatee. All three species of manatee – the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee – are considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of ...

Dan West bested Charles Smith in the race to become Palmetto’s first new mayor in over a decade.

Manatee County voters have elected three new candidates and one incumbent to the seven-person Board of County Commissioners.

With Palmetto Mayor Shirley Groover Bryant choosing not to seek re-election, Dan West is running against Charles Smith to ...

Millions of diverse voters have already cast ballots in the 2024 election in Florida. Here's what local voters are saying about the election.

Incumbent state Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, will face Democratic challenger Adriaan DeVilliers after both were unopposed ...

When you hear "friendly animals," I know cats and dogs come to mind. But from manatees to skunks, see 8 animals you don’t know are friendly: ...

It could be easy to overlook the dangers of tensions rising again in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on securing an outlet to the Red Sea, and his proven ...

Its vast wetlands are biodiversity hotspots teeming with wildlife like the rare African manatee. Yet conflict and climate change increasingly threaten this incredible river’s future. The mighty ...

The community hunkered down as the storm made landfall the evening of Oct. 9, but as the Sarasota area took stock of the storm’s damage the next morning, all eyes in Sarasota and Manatee County ...

AMSTERDAM, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The conservative Dutch government is looking into sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Thursday, while acknowledging ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the funding would be available for SeaPort Manatee, located on the outskirts of Tampa, days after Hurricane Milton made landfall over the port on ...