Manatee County residents may have noticed a funky taste in local drinking water, and authorities say it has been caused by an algal bloom in Lake Manatee. The lake is the drinking water source for ...

Manatee County Government officials announced a plan to release water from Lake Manatee after Hurricane Debby dumped record-breaking rainfall in the area. County officials said in a news release the ...

The request to build came from companies tied to developer Pat Neal of Neal Communities and landowner John Hales. A ...

The Lake Manatee dam was never built to hold back the massive amount of floodwater that inundated nearby homes during Tropical Storm Debby. Officials say additional flood control measures are unlikely ...

With the new rezoning maps comes the decision to open only sixth grade in August instead of sixth, seventh and eighth all at ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — After neighbors said they had "no warning," 10 Investigates has been digging into what exactly happened with the Lake Manatee dam release during Hurricane Debby but hasn't had ...

The first thing to know about Lake Manatee State Park is that you cannot see manatees in the lake. The dam that created the lake keeps the manatees out of the park's water. But that shouldn't deter ...

LAKE MANATEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Two men were killed and one was rescued after a boating accident in Lake Manatee. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call Saturday afternoon ...

Rescuers "running against the clock" to find an elusive manatee in Lake Pontchartrain before the recent cold snap have called off the search, but they are asking members of the public to continue to ...

Three have been spotted by the public since Thursday in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ...