A federal judge has rejected a state attempt to end a lawsuit stemming from manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon and ...

The Florida Department of Transportation is nearing completion of several projects, or is set to break ground on new ones, in ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...

Loved ones of a missing Manatee County great-grandfather are desperately searching for him and hoping they’ll have him home ...

While Hillsborough accounts for the largest share of local GDP, Manatee County saw the biggest percentage increase last year.

FDOT is looking to break ground on the replacement project for the Cortez Bridge before the end of 2025 or early 2026. The ...

A manatee rescued last week in the Theodore Industrial Canal of Mobile Bay is now recovering at SeaWorld Orlando, according ...

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit.

The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, then 555 in 2023, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. There have been 538 deaths this year as of Dec. 13.

Investigators said Steven Cozens wrapped his girlfriend's body in a bed sheet and hid the body under one of the beds.