Turning Points offers free services ranging from medical and dental care to housing assistance and job placement. The nonprofit is dedicated to reducing homelessness in Manatee County and paid ...

Some beaches may experience a moderate to high risk of respiratory irritation from Karenia brevis (red tide), including those ...

Boca Grande residents called Lee County about the dead mullet on beaches. As of Wednesday, Lee County Parks & Recreation had ...

Christopher Tittel, communication director for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County said Jan. 6 in an email to The Islander that a local ...

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern Monroe County predict variable movement of surface and subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.

Tourism leaders are looking to market Pinellas County and its beaches to new audiences domestically and internationally in 2025, especially as winter visitors seek out sunny destinations.

Local ocean and red tide experts have confirmed rumors of red tide, a harmful but natural algae bloom, has made its way to ...

Due to hurricanes Helene and Milton, 2024 will likely go down as the worst year for restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee ...

A federal judge has rejected a state attempt to end a lawsuit stemming from manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon and said a trial is needed to determine whether the Florida Department of ...

Red tide continues to linger along the Southwest Florida coast, with bloom concentrations detected in Manatee and Lee counties. Over the past week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

MANATEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Christmas is just a few days away! And many offices will be closed in observance of the holiday. For Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day all county offices, libraries, and the ...