Manatee County commissioners approved plans for more retail in Lakewood Ranch and a new preserve near Myakka City during ...

Mayors from five Manatee County cities gave speeches detailing their plans for 2025, and the issues that their cities dealt ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Cloud’s disappearance, but right now, it says it doesn’t have any ...

Florida Manatee Festival in downtown Crystal River attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend. Sunny skies and ...

In 2023, the Manatee County Commission voted to remove local wetland protections in favor of reducing regulations and ...

St. Augustine's waterways serve as a major travel corridor for manatees. And some could show signs of cold-related stress.

Manatee County public parks, preserves and beaches will be open on the holidays, but golf courses will be closed on Christmas. The City of Bradenton’s trash pickup will occur on normally ...

Pamlico, the 9-foot female manatee rescued last fall, has been released into the Tampa Bay by staff from the Florida Fish and ...

In light of the recent New Orleans tragedy, local officials are giving the safety of the community high priority ahead of ...

A 54-year-old Myakka City woman died in a crash in East Manatee County on Friday, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. The wreck happened around 5:40 p.m. on Clay Gully Road near County ...

Manatee County continued to more closely scrutinize ... making necessary changes for creation of a new preserve near Myakka City. The commissioners voted 4-3 for changes to the Lorraine Corners ...