Manatee County officials are considering charging residents a new stormwater fee to reduce widespread flooding issues. The fee would add millions to the budget for cleaning canals and waterways and ...

While some media organizations are clamoring to be leaders in artificial intelligence, the Observer is following a different ...

Fort Pierce is thinking about charging for beach parking. While city leaders want a revenue source, the move is likely to ...

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

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

According to paperwork recently filed with Manatee County Development Services, the company’s latest restaurant is coming near the Moccasin Wallow Road and Carter Road intersection in Parrish. It ...

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

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Manatee County commissioners voted on whether to stop adding fluoride to the drinking water supply Tuesday. The process is a longstanding practice throughout the country, ...

Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record. Widespread water quality problems and seagrass ...

The vote comes amid revelations that Manatee's water supply hasn't had fluoride for the past four years due to a broken ...

The school district says its process is 'fair and consistent' while the teachers' union is accusing the district of ...