A new batch of commissioners campaigned on slowing growth that some residents feel is happening too fast, especially in East ...

Stacy Freeman's third-grade students celebrated her on stage after she was named as the Manatee County Educator of the Year ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

If commissioners vote to follow the guidance of Florida's surgeon general, Manatee would join more than a dozen other local governments to end the practice. Manatee County, like several Florida ...

Snow fell Tuesday throughout parts of northern Florida and the Panhandle ... This interactive map from the National Weather Service shows snowfall reports from the last 24 hours, as well as ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal ... That ruling was followed by guidance from Florida’s surgeon general in November that municipalities should stop fluoridating water ...

A forecast from AccuWeather, shared with Newsweek, showed that for much of the Florida Panhandle, around 1-3 inches was expected. A snowfall forecast map from AccuWeather, for Monday night to ...

Manatee County, FL (January 21, 2025) – A tragic two-vehicle collision on Monday morning claimed the life of a 78-year-old man on US-301 near the intersection with Colony Drive South. The Florida ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... Eighty-nine manatee deaths were recorded ...

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 ...

The 38th annual Florida Manatee Festival in downtown Crystal River attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend. Sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s made for near-perfect weather Saturday as ...