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 ...

Deep in South Florida and spanning 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is the third largest park in the contiguous United States (only Yellowstone National Park and Death Valley National Park ...

The Savannah River stretches 301 miles along the border of South Carolina and Georgia. It begins at Lake Hartwell in the north and ends as an estuary that empties into the Atlantic Ocean south of ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

South Carolina waters are filled with wildlife, but one gentle giant has been drawing more attention than usual this year. The Florida manatee. Kelly Lambert, South Carolina Department of Natural ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a time where change happens fast and new technology is evolving around us, a museum in Palmetto is holding on to moments in time — hoping more people can experience the joys ...

Marion County was riddled with storefront gambling dens — until it passed a local ordinance in 2021 that gave deputies more power to shut them down. Within months, the slot-machine parlors vanished.

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 ...

Minnesota powersports vehicle maker Polaris is selling its Indian Motorcycle business to a California private equity firm. Terms of the deal have not yet been released, but Polaris is expected to ...

Two Manatee County school facilities are targets in a large charter school company’s rush to take over dozens of underused schools across the state. Miami-based Mater Academy Inc. sent the notices to ...

Week 10 was a decisive week for several Sarasota and Manatee county high school football teams. Venice, Palmetto, and Manatee locked in district championships, and others, like Parrish, Saint ...