Manatee County residents 'shellshocked' by return home
Manatee County residents 'shellshocked' by return home after Hurricane Helene
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says temporary housing assistance could soon be available to residents impacted by Helene during a visit to Bradenton.
Hurricane Helene Leaves Manatees Stranded in Florida
Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it's working to rescue animals left beached by Helene.
Beached manatee stranded after Hurricane Helene, rescued by FWC
Marine Mammal Rescue team responded to a call from MacDill Air Force Base on Saturday, where a stranded manatee was found near the end of the base’s main runway.
Do you need help or food after Helene? Here’s how to find Manatee County resources
As damage assessments continue, the Manatee County Government and other local and national organizations are offering storm relief and recovery resources.
Manatee County clean out cherished belongings destroyed by Hurricane Helene
William Rios, 80, returned to his home in Rubonia to find that the waterline inside reaches his shoulders when he sits in his wheelchair. Rios' was one of many homes, or businesses, flooded or otherwise wrecked by a tall storm surge and strong winds produced in Manatee County by Hurricane Helene.
'I'm completely overwhelmed:' Manatee, Sarasota counties trying to move forward post Hurricane Helene
"Everybody's whole lives out on the side of the road ." Cortez Village, separated from Anna Maria Island by Sarasota Bay, is made up of generations of workers in the fishing industry. The water rose quickly,
Here’s what you should do if you find a stranded manatee
Even in their typical habitats, manatees become stranded when water levels recede to irregularly low levels, Save the Manatee ...
Judge sides with EPA in lawsuit over water quality filed after 2021 manatee deaths
The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — ...
FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough counties
FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Hillsborough, Manatee, and Sarasota counties as Florida grapples with the ...
Florida beach 90% to 95% destroyed, officials say
Bradenton Beach is considered by the cert team as a 'catastrophic area', according to the press release posted to the city's ...
Manatee, No. 21 team in Florida, hosts Pinellas Park: Live score updates
The Manatee Hurricanes, ranked No. 21 in the latest High School On SI's Florida Top 25 rankings, host district foe Pinellas ...
Could inflatable dams protect Florida homes in hurricane floods? DeSantis floats plan
The fact that you can do that here and have no real water damage where that was, where those devices were deployed — that’s a ...
Midseason Football Players of the Year: Sarasota, Manatee Offensive MVPs at the midway point
The Herald-Tribune named the players who could contend for Offensive Player of the Year through the halfway point of the ...
Coastal Florida town 90% to 95% destroyed, officials say
Bradenton Beach is considered by the cert team as a 'catastrophic area', according to the press release posted to the city's ...
3 takeaways from Manatee's Class 5A, District 9 victory over Pinellas Park
BRADENTON, FLORIDA- Heading into Monday night's Class 5A, District 9 tilt with Pinellas Park, one thing Manatee has yet to ...