Hit and run crashes killed 52 pedestrians in Sarasota and Manatee Counties over the past two years, according to statistics.

Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

At the Feb. 4 Manatee County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved turning the cameras off in the middle of ...

Despite hurricanes disrupting service for about a month, Sarasota County Transit said utilization and response from the islandwide rideshare service was positive in its first year.

Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is eyeing a return to FL with two new locations in Manatee County, reports said.

A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter conviction in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. For those who knew ...

The county must also consider repairing the current fluoridation system. Imagine the surprise of Manatee County commissioners beginning a discussion on ending fluoridation and learning from staff that ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations to ...

As we became increasingly irritated and tired, reporter Max Chesnes pinged our phones: A manatee was being rescued in Bayboro Harbor near the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

Manatee County is set to receive a grant worth over $250 million to bounce back from disaster impacts following catastrophic damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The grant from the U.S ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is ... and to hire full-time staff to monitor grant funds. Sarasota County is in line for about $210 million through a similar grant.