A Naples developer had big plans in 2022 to bring more than 850 homes to a rural area of DeSoto County, betting the region’s ...

Donald McEachern has been a paramedic since 1993 and serves as the District Chief of Operations for Manatee County EMS. But he still goes out in the field on several calls each shift.

Manatee County commissioners approved a $9.5 million land purchase for use as flood and wetlands impact mitigation associated with expansion plans for Golf Course Road. The 95-acre property ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A fifth-grade teacher at B.D. Gullett Elementary School in Manatee County has resigned after serious allegations of misconduct involving an 11-year-old student.

Manatee County voted to reverse policy from a previous board and is moving forward with restoring local wetlands protections that go beyond state regulations. Commissioners voted in favor of the ...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a teacher who is accused of sending an inappropriate letter to one of his 11-year-old students. The school ...

(TNS) — 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 ...

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 ...

A Manatee County judge sentenced Carina Chindamo, 32, to six months of community control and 12 months of probation for restraining a 7-year-old non-verbal student at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock ...

A Bradenton teacher accused of tying up a 7-year-old non-verbal student during recess will avoid jail time, according to court records. A Manatee County judge sentenced Carina Chindamo, 32, on ...