This week, I had the chance to chat with one of the most genuinely amazing people I’ve met — and it happened on the AZ Political Podcast with someone who’s spent most of her life in politics, a field ...

A manatee named "Barber" was rehabilitated and released by SeaWorld Orlando after being injured by a boat strike. SeaWorld Orlando has rescued over 1,000 manatees since 1976. Recent cold weather ...

Manatee "season" kicked off Nov. 15, a time when the gentle giants make their way south along our shores and canals to seek warmer waters, often in the overflow from the Florida Power & Light power ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners have approved a new curfew ordinance for minors under 17, a measure supporters say will help reduce crime and give law enforcement another way to ...

Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years, although the number was not as high as that in 2021 and 2022, when a record die-off prompted widespread alarm. A total of 587 ...

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer said today she wants Child Protective Services made into its own separate agency, headed by someone who reports directly to her. "It is evident that our child welfare system ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — The water in front of the Big Bend Power Station is full of manatees right now amid the colder weather in the area. “I estimate pretty close to a thousand,” said Lauren Gomez, a ...

PHOENIX — The last time Jan Brewer greeted Barack Obama at the airport, it didn't exactly go so well. So they're going to try again on Tuesday. The governor is set to welcome the president to Arizona ...

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned Dan Wilson, a former Jan. 6 defendant, for a second time on gun charges not related to his conduct during the 2021 riot at the Capitol. Wilson pleaded guilty ...

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer is willing to give Department of Economic Security Director Clarence Carter the benefit of the doubt about his culpability in more than 6,500 complaints of child abuse going ...

PHOENIX — Kevin Tyne didn't think he was going to get the job. It was 1997. The Capitol Hill staffer had just moved to Arizona and applied as chief of staff for a newly elected member of the Maricopa ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding Floridians and visitors to be "extra mindful" during this season to watch out for manatees when navigating waters ...