For Manatee County Emergency Management officials, it’ll be their second year working with one company that’s streamlining data from a dozen different sources. They say it's helping first responders ...

A new scheme is sweeping across the Suncoast and the state of Florida, targeting drivers with fake unpaid traffic ticket warnings and pressuring them to pay immediately or face serious ...

This list of stories shows that the Pierce County Clerk’s Office faced financial problems and leadership challenges in recent years. An audit reported delayed bank reconciliations and unclear ...

Tallahassee – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered Species Act ...

Manatee County leaders are trying to roll back changes that let local development sprawl farther east over the last several years. At a recent Land Use Meeting, commissioners voted to undo a 2021 ...

A federal judge sentenced Victor Lamar, 30, Sarasota to 10 years in prison for drug and firearm offenses after prosecutors said he fled from Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies in a multi ...

(CNN) — The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is now facing multiple felony charges. Rebecca “Becky” Hill was arrested early ...

Pickleball's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Here are some reasons why and where you can find some courts in Manatee County. Donald Trump's Approval Rating Changes Direction These ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped ...

Manatee County officials approved the purchase of this office building at 9000 Town Center Parkway for a new administration building, shown here on May 5, 2025. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@ ...

When about a dozen commissioners from Longboat Key and Manatee County met on May 7, several voiced strong support for a community center on Longboat Key. Longboat Key commissioners traveled ...