The state denies it has violated the federal law and says it has taken steps to lessen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

The fee charged to residents would add millions to the county budget for cleaning canals and waterways and enhancing the ...

Brooks Larkin holds the title of ‘Florida’s Strongest Man.' After playing football at USF, his strength training continued. BRADENTON, Fla. - Brooks Larkin is all strength. He’s played football as an ...

Following up on a suspension of the Manatee Republican Executive Committee last year, the Florida GOP has hand-selected a new ...

The county commission's 5-1 vote comes after it learned its fluoridation system has been broken since 2021, and no fluoride ...

Manatee County commissioners will not repair drinking water fluoridation system, citing a cost of millions ahead of a likely statewide fluoride ban.

Amid an environmental threat to manatees in Florida, a federal district judge ruled the state violated the Endangered Species ...

A judge ruled that Florida violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing wastewater discharges into the Indian River Lagoon ...

Commissioners in Manatee County voted Tuesday to permanently remove fluoride from drinking water – a practice that leaders ...

Frederick Piccolo Jr. has four separate and active cases filed against him for exposing his sexual organs in Manatee and ...

The vote comes amid revelations that Manatee's water supply hasn't had fluoride for the past four years due to a broken system with a nearly $2 million repair tab.

A man who worked as a spokesperson for Florida's governor has been arrested and charged in multiple incidents.