A new report identified fecal contamination issues at Palma Sola that made the beach potentially unsafe for swimming multiple ...

Bay Area Legal Services is a nonprofit, public interest law firm that provides civil legal assistance to low-income residents ...

A national retailer has set the opening date for its new Bradenton store, which is its largest in Manatee County, a report ...

Manatee County District 1 Commissioner Carol Ann Felts will host a July 23 Town Hall in Parrish at the Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. Highway 301 N. in Ellenton, and another in Myakka in August to ...

Manatee County earns highest-ever “B” district grade from the state, with record A-rated schools, gains in science, and 86% graduation rate for 2025.

Melody Reedy is one of several Manatee County residents to hold up signs during the land use meeting Oct. 5, 2023 in an ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all state appropriations Manatee County sought in state budget, as George Kruse criticizes state ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the four appropriation requests that Manatee County commissioners supported in the state’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget June 30. Commissioner Jason Bearden called the vetoes ...

As the County Commission tackles an affordable housing crisis, anew study and some success in Manatee County show a path ...

"Cooley" the manatee was found severely entangled in a fishing line, and it took multiple agencies and days to help her ...

The Anna Maria Island City Pier is pictured after sustaining serious damage from Hurricane Milton on Oct. 15, 2024. The City of Anna Maria set an “aggressive” timeline to reopen its City Pier thanks ...

Cooley the manatee was entangled in fishing line, a common issue, but was saved by multiple groups in the Florida Keys.