Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

Red tide blooming near Florida Gulf coast beaches has drifted closer to County over the past week, but beach impacts are ...

Michel Serrano, aka "Cubano," is charged with conspiracy to defraud and transportation of stolen vehicles across state lines.

Manatee waterfront restaurant has been named one of the best in the country. Here's what you need to know before you go.

Health care construction is underway from Wesley Chapel to Fort Myers, as new hospitals are in the works and existing ones ...

At the Feb. 4 Manatee County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved turning the cameras off in the middle of ...

Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is eyeing a return to FL with two new locations in Manatee County, reports said.

Hi Hat Ranch, Sarasota County’s largest development project, would allow developers to build a road across 24 acres of county ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west ...

Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Manatee County officials have cut the hours for speed cameras in school zones after residents complained about getting ...

A new batch of commissioners campaigned on slowing growth that some residents feel is happening too fast, especially in East ...