Net camp headed back to court

CORTEZ – For the second time, Raymond Guthrie Jr. has asked a local court to delay its order to demolish a structure he built...

Piney Point spill leads to lawsuit

TAMPA BAY – Five conservation groups issued a notice today saying they intend to file a federal lawsuit over the intentional discharge of “hundreds...

Piney Point pollution spreading, affecting dolphins

TAMPA BAY - The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program at Mote Marine is monitoring the dolphin community near Port Manatee for impacts from the April...

Blue-green algae bloom clogging bays, ICW

Nutrients and warming temperatures are feeding a bloom of blue-green algae called Lyngbya in area waters, according to scientists with Manatee County. As has been...

Where’s Bortie?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie is headed away from Anna Maria Island Gulf waters, where she was spotted on April 17. Turtle watchers thought she...

Cindy Lane

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