A Florida Power & Light plant sits on the Orange River, and for decades the plant has produced warm water conditions in that ...

An FWC spokesman said the agency will likely have an update on the number of manatees that died after FPL heat pumps failed along the Orange River.

Two of the manatees were rescued from the Fort Myers-Bonita Springs area in 2024 and released Feb. 18. according to Save the ...

According to the Save the Manatee Club, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) told them as many as 30 ...

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

At least 25 manatees died in Lee County last week. Wildlife officials say cold stress was likely a factor, but questions remain about an unplanned shutdown at an FPL power plant.

The University Park Women’s Club raised $22,300 from the An Evening at SEA fundraiser that took place Feb. 19 at Mote Science ...

Poulton said her background in public policy, local government and federal constituent services positions her to deliver results as County Commissioner.

With term limits changing just before he began on the Longboat Key Town Commission, Ken Schneier leaves as the ...

Will the Florida House do anything to amend a 2024 law that imposed severe restrictions on local government land-use planning? Pinellas County Republican Nick DiCeglie was the sponsor of last year’s ...

Braden River recently became the first Manatee County high school to win a girls weightlifting team state championship. The ...

The shooting happened early Sunday morning, the sheriff's office said.