Manatee County is using voter-approved conservation funds to purchase 4.5 acres of forested land around the Rye Cemetery and Rye Preserve in Parrish to shield the area from future development.

A screen shot of a map showing land near the Las Vegas valley that could be part of a Republican effort to sell public lands. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee is picking up where a failed attempt by ...

Ethics questions were raised during a Manatee County Commission meeting over whether a board member had undisclosed communications with the public.

Home Depot expands in Manatee Last August, Home Depot filed a request to rezone land to build a store at 5504 Lorraine Road, near the corner of Rangeland Parkway north of State Road 70 East.

Manatee County approved a big increase in the amounts charged for impact fees on new development, and developers aren't thrilled about it.

The Conservation Fund and St. Louis County have announced that the county will be acquiring new public forest land.

Manatee County’s past handling of impact fees has drawn criticism from some residents and officials, who say that developers are not paying their fair share for problems caused by rapid building.

Researchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land mammal migration across South Sudan and Ethiopia. The maps chart the seasonal ...

In 1998, a family instrumental in settling the Englewood area donated more than 190 acres of waterfront and conservation land to Sarasota County—properties that now anchor several parks and preserves ...

Manatee County sheriff's deputies used spike strips to stop a fleeing suspect in a stolen vehicle, its damaged tires throwing off sparks as the car crashed into a retention pond.

Supervisors have announced that the county approved the purchase of about 540 acres of property to expand its conservation efforts.

A man accused of stealing a Kia Sorento in Manatee County led the police on a short chase that landed him in a retention pond.