Manatee Lagoon hosts a family friendly event Saturday, Nov. 15, the official start to manatee season in Florida.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A no-swim advisory was issued for a Manatee County beach Sunday, the same day the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County lifted the countywide swim advisory for public ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (SNN TV) — The precautionary swim advisory affecting Manatee County public beaches has been lifted. The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County originally issued the ...

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Crystal River, Florida -- The environmental group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has filed a notice to sue a federal agency to stop people from swimming with manatees.

A precautionary no-swim advisory throughout Manatee County has been lifted after public health officials confirmed that water quality is safe following Hurricane Idalia. After it passed through the ...

Florida is known for making dreams come true. And while many associate Orlando with vacation magic (Hello, Disney!), a lesser-known destination about an hour and a half northwest brings the same ...

Crystal River, in the town of the same name on the west-central coast of the US state of Florida, is dubbed the ‘Manatee ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Ever wanted to swim with a manatee? Today marks your chance. Manatee season is officially underway at Crystal River, "the Manatee Capital of the World." From now until March, ...

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 ...