A federal judge sentenced 30-year-old Victor Lamar Orr to 10 years in prison for drug and firearm offenses stemming from two ...

Manatee County commissioners are attempting to rescind a contract with Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park LLC, a subsidiary of ...

Florida statute only allows fees to increase by 50% over four years. Manatee County increased its fees by 50% in August 2024.

Commissioners voted unanimously to deny a new neighborhood, Crosswinds South, from moving forward in Parrish. The proposal ...

For decades, the television show COPS has put law enforcement officers from across the country front and center.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation prohibiting additives in municipal water, including fluoride, prompting a ...

A Punta Gorda man is accused of firing a gun into an occupied Punta Gorda home, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

Unlike a traditional local municipality, residents of special development districts go years with no say over who represents ...

For months, county and city officials on Anna Maria Island have worked to clear Gulf Drive of the tons of sand displaced by last year’s hurricanes. Work on rebuilding the beaches could start by the ...

It’s a great spot for getting up close and personal with manatees — the state advises no closer than 50 feet — as well as ...

There had been proposals to tweak the county's winter and summer ban on applying lawn fertilizer, which is the strictest ...

Construction is underway on a complete renovation of Reedy Creek Elementary School in Kissimmee. Officials broke ground on ...