The role of the closer has evolved in the past decade or so. Managers are less likely these days to have a dedicated arm for ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

Without his intervention — where he swam to the bald eagle, grabbed it and brought it back to land — the eagle wasn’t likely ...

The manatees of the Amazon region have the familiar nostrils and sad eyes of their Florida relatives but they are smaller — and they’re endangered. Ongoing hunting and the growing effects of climate ...

Sarasota County is breaking ground May 8 on what will be a yearlong construction project at Snook Haven Park in Venice. The ...

Doing county government business in Manatee County is primed to have an "out east" feel to it in the near future.

While buying a Lakewood Ranch building appears to be positive for East County, residents had little chance to offer input.

From little-known developers to the nation’s largest homebuilders in Lennar and DR Horton, dozens of companies have turned to ...

Doug Hay was inside his Lakewood Ranch home when a commotion outside caught his attention. After checking out the lake near ...

Manatee County officials approved a $35 million investment into property in Lakewood Ranch to relocate many administrative services eastward.

Mote, seeking a larger role in manatee rehabilitation, awaits decision on $5 million to build new center for up to 12 manatees ...