Executive Chef Marcos Vasquez and General Manager Stephanie Brown joined us in our kitchen today to help us celebrate Jimmy ...

Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about the need for crossing guards in Manatee County as kids headed back to school this week. Also discussed was a parent being asked to cover up his ...

The sheriff's office proposed budget of more than $225 million includes more than $160 million for personnel costs, $50 million for corrections, $11 million for courts and $2 million for internal ...

Like many endangered and threatened species across the nation, manatees’ fates are intimately tied to the health of key water bodies like the Indian River Lagoon.

Commissioner Bob McCann stands behind the amendment he brought before the commission in January that would reinstate ...

The county is planning Community Cleanup Days to help residents dispose of larger items that won't fit in the new garbage ...

On Aug. 5, Manatee County commissioners voted 6-1, approving staff and the County Attorney’s Office to create a draft ordinance for a juvenile curfew. The curfew would prohibit minors under the age of ...

The family of Giovanni Pelletier says they're concerned about a lack of urgency displayed by local law enforcement in Florida ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the death of 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier, whose body was found Friday in a pond near State Road 70, a week after he disappeared while on ...

The family of an 18-year-old found dead in a Manatee County retention pond spoke about his death; The Manatee County ...

Then, deputies say the man’s older brother, 24-year-old Willie Hayes, came out of the house and claimed responsibility for ...

Protecting manatees hits close to home for many in South Florida, and the efforts have been an ongoing legal battle between wildlife advocates and the state of Florida.