Myakka River State Park, one of Florida's largest, attracts over 300,000 visitors annually with its diverse wildlife and ...

The Myakka River flood warning area issued by the National Weather Service now includes portions of North Port and Warm Mineral Springs, but when the river crested at 7:30 a.m. Friday, the high water ...

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Wednesday for areas south of Myakka State Park along the Myakka River, which is already at moderate flood stage and after record rainfall from ...

A portion of Myakka Road will be closed beginning Monday for a Sarasota County project to to replace a culvert and improve drainage in the area. Myakka Road will closed to through traffic, south of ...

Alligators, specifically the American alligator, are the animal most people think of when the Myakka River is mentioned. But fish, turtles (primarily the peninsula cooter), river otters and even ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County has added an evacuation center and sandbag sites as more flooding hits residents along the Myakka River. The county said flooding will be present around these ...

A viral social media post is raising questions about why a prescribed burn happened during drought conditions. A viral social media post of a fire at Myakka River State Park is raising questions about ...

A portion of the Myakka River may become the third in the state to receive federal protections under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Senator Rick Scott filed a bill Tuesday to instill ...

In 1975, Sarasota County commissioners lobbied to have the Myakka added to the National Wild and Scenic River System. This designation was created by Congress in 1968 to preserve “certain rivers with ...