Tuesday morning a juvenile, male manatee called Thinmint was returned back to his home waters after spending nearly a year ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

On Wednesday evening, the newest resident of the Como Park Zoo arrived: a 4-year-old polar bear named Astra. Astra comes from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Her move to the ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Five southern white rhinos have officially arrived to the St. Louis Zoo WildCare Park in north St. Louis County, marking the park’s first rhino herd. The rhinos arrived in ...

CHICAGO — Tickets are now on sale for Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual Zoolights. This beloved festival is for guests of all ages that features attractions and more than 3 million lights across zoo grounds.

"[T]his year for the first time, with brilliant lights and a slew of holiday-themed activities, the zoo is coming alive at night," the Chicago Tribune wrote 30 years ago next month. The article from ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County Schools security measure has expanded this school year. One year after introducing weapons detection technology at its high schools, all middle schools are now ...

Fantastical illuminated scenes await guests at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Lights at Spooky Point, running Oct. 3-Nov. 1, 2025 at the Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey. Provided Photo Selby ...

South Carolina waters are filled with wildlife, but one gentle giant has been drawing more attention than usual this year. The Florida manatee. Kelly Lambert, South Carolina Department of Natural ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Numerous schools across Manatee and Sarasota counties could turn into charter institutions by the 2027-2028 school year, according to both districts. The Manatee County ...

We are getting deep into the high school football season as we head into the second weekend of October. FHSAA Sarasota and Manatee county schools enter Week 8 play and some SSAA teams are jockeying ...

The temporary closures began Sunday. Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown. The shutdown impacts all 21 ...