LAKEWOOD RANCH -- East Manatee Fire Chief Byron Teates promoted deputy fire marshal Alex Onishenko to fire marshal Monday. Onishenko began his service with the East Manatee Fire Rescue District ...

An ongoing brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County led to delays in an injured manatee getting treatment at a rehabilitation hospital, according to the group that rescued it Thursday in Marathon.

A manatee was rescued in Marathon on Thursday after being injured by what’s believed to be a boat strike —<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Amid raging brush fires in the Florida Keys, wildlife rescuers raced against time to save an injured manatee found in the waters outside of Marathon, before safely transporting it to SeaWorld for ...