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

He lives on Manatee Harbor Drive, with his house number emblazoned on a manatee-shaped plaque. ...more

July 5, 2008

Tim Lopez, commodore of the Tampa Cruis-A-Cade Club, enjoys spending time around the club's riverfront property. ...more

July 2, 2008

Local paleontologist Frank Garcia celebrated another feather in his cap Friday: A miniature sea cow that swam the seas of Central Florida 5 million years ago will bear his name in the history books. ...more

June 28, 2008

They'd observed baby manatees having lunch during a behind-the-scenes tour of Lowry Park Zoo. ...more

June 13, 2008

Brooksville wildlife rehabilitator Linda Christian holds her first summer camp where campers find there's more to the job than cuddly critters. ...more

June 12, 2008

It was supposed to be a bill to protect seagrass, the underwater greenery that provides food for marine life and nurseries for juvenile fish. ...more

June 11, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Central grad working out of bullpen for Huntsville Stars as he moves closer to making Major League club. ...more

May 21, 2008