The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators. And yet, these charismatic mammals face numerous threats. Manatees are struck by vessels in busy waterways across the state, and a ...

Florida's manatee population is thriving. Clean waterways and abundant seagrasses would help them more than a lawsuit.

Detectives said an 11-year-old girl first reported the abuse to a Manatee Children’s Services while they were doing a presentation at her school.

A Bradenton man faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him on child sexual abuse charges, according to court records.