Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter conviction in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. For those who knew ...

The county was in negotiations to sell the land to D.R. Horton, but commissioners voted to cancel negotiations.

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations to ...

As we became increasingly irritated and tired, reporter Max Chesnes pinged our phones: A manatee was being rescued in Bayboro Harbor near the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

Manatee County, like several Florida communities in recent months, plans to discuss whether to discontinue adding fluoride to its water supply. County commissioners placed the topic on the agenda for ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — An investigation is underway after a hit-and-run crash killed a man in Manatee County. The Bradenton Police Department reported the collision on its Facebook page just before 2 ...

Those who attended the Manatee County Fair Saturday needed to stick to their itinerary to see all that was happening. From the time the gates opened at noon, the action was jam-packed. The day ...