Manatee County has come up with a creative solution to remedy the absence of the protective dunes this year. Along about a ...

In 2021, Manatee County leaders passed an outright ban on retail pet sales. The ban followed years of advocacy from animal ...

At a recent meeting, commissioners reviewed a plan to raise impact fee rates for local development to the maximum allowed by ...

A mother voiced her frustration and concern at a Manatee County School Board meeting on Tuesday over the handling of a situation at a local school after the arrest of a teacher.

After Ballard shifted the topic from a hiring freeze to a review of the current staff, McCann had a request for each ...

Oliver Fell was charged with lewd conduct against a student by an authority figure and transmission of harmful material to a ...

Deondrick Anderson's mother, activists gathered to protest Manatee Judge Frederick Mercurio's dismissal of murder case under ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Haile Middle School teacher accused of sending lewd photos to one of her students was officially fired Tuesday by the Manatee County School Board. The board voted ...

City and county officials in the Tampa Bay area — as well as Florida's top officials — are urging residents to take action ...

One commissioner who voted for measure compared it to regulating ‘sexually-oriented businesses’ like strip clubs ...

Manatee County approved a ban on the retail sale of dogs and cats, but only at future stores. Existing stores do have to adhere to higher standards.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County wants residents to plan ahead this storm season and is increasing accessibility to a ...