UPDATE: Samples confirm red tide present along the Sarasota and Bradenton shorelines
Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by ...
Manatee rescued from pond after Hurricane Helene storm surge left him stranded
A 2-year-old manatee was found 1.5 miles from open water in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Dixie ...
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory ...
French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty
Amnesty International said Thursday it has identified several UAE-made armoured personnel carriers on the ground in Sudan ...
Bass Pro Shops coming to Northeast Florida. When does it open, and what does it look like?
Bass Pro Shops announced its grand opening celebrations will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the new Outdoor World retail ...
Gruesome ! 5 foot alligator found inside 18 foot python
A video of a Florida scientist dissecting an 18-foot python that swallowed an alligator has resurfaced online. The video, ...
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The ‘iconic, charismatic’ monarch: a once common species may soon be endangered
David Cook, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission invertebrate conservation coordinator, said he tagged monarchs traveling ...
Sarasota County health department issues red tide alert for a dozen area beaches
Health department urges beachgoers to not swim in affected waters at beaches, including Siesta Key, Lido, Venice and Manasota ...
Scientists discover the world's largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been ...
Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume
The California Insurance Department said four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday, accused of defrauding three insurance companies out of nearly $142,000 by claiming a bear had caused damage ...
Virginia-based Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations
Smithfield Foods, one of the nation's largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child ...
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India Supreme Court rules against 'bulldozer justice' as permissible punishment for crimes
India’s Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country’s authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set stringent ...