Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Viewing Center swarmed with visitors from all across the nation as nearly 50 of the heavyweight marine mammals gathered in the warm waters of the Big Bend Power Station this week. ...more

January 23, 2009

Winter fishing conditions have been in effect for the past few weeks with lots of wind, some rain and fickle temperatures. It will be hard to plan a fishing trip in advance for the next few months because of regular cold fronts. ...more

December 24, 2008

For a creature that might weigh more than a ton, manatees can be surprisingly hard to see. They often travel just below the surface, and the only thing that shows above is the tip of their nose as they raise their head to breathe, a mouse-sized patch of skin and whiskers that's very difficult to spot from a fast-moving powerboat. ...more

December 7, 2008

Weeki Wachee Springs Will Be Better Than Ever On Nov. 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection became the proud new owner of Weeki Wachee Springs, joining the other 160 parks in the State Park Service. The date was agreed upon as a result of the Feb. 18 signing at a price of just a couple of "fins!" ...more

December 3, 2008

Beach Park School students have been heading south for lessons outside the classroom. ...more

October 15, 2008

DENNIS, Mass. - A wayward manatee is headed south after being pulled from frigid waters off Cape Cod in an early morning rescue. ...more

October 11, 2008

Wildlife expert Jack Hanna has traveled across all seven of the world's continents, swimming without a cage with tiger sharks and sea snakes. ...more

October 10, 2008

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (AP) -- Kayakers and boaters are planning a "sit-in" in Crystal River to remind boaters of the presence of manatees in Kings Bay over the summer. ...more

July 25, 2008

You likely have no recollection of a time when the mayor of New York City read the Sunday comics over the radio. ...more

July 22, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are this year's feel-good story in the region, but north of the Bay area another group also is showing that teamwork can put dreams on the verge of coming true, in this case preserving a pristine piece of Florida that not long ago seemed destined for development. ...more

July 7, 2008