The fee charged to residents would add millions to the county budget for cleaning canals and waterways and enhancing the stormwater system. Other Florida counties already charge a similar fee.

Hurricanes are dangerous for a variety of reasons but the deadliest threat when it comes to the tropical systems, according to emergency officials, is storm surge ... zone maps for your county.

Six months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Longboat Key and Sarasota residents scurry for permits during remodels and rebuilds of damaged properties.

Debby traveled up the Florida coast, bringing torrential rainfall and storm surges in its path ... Sarasota and Manatee County have already received 10 to 12 inches of rain within 24 hours and ...

Hurricane Helene’s storm surge propelled water and ... Sand was a big haul after the hurricanes, and Manatee County cleared the piles that covered the roadways following the storms.

ABC Action News anchor Paul LaGrone was live, capturing Milton’s fury and speaking with neighbors. Now, six months later, he ...

Manatee County bought property on Gamble Creek to add to a growing portfolio of properties planned for wetlands mitigation ...

Manatee County approved a $5.66 million loan to One Stop Housing for a 155-unit workforce housing project in Bradenton. The project aims to address the affordability gap, with average rents ...

PARRISH, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County deputies had their work cut out for them Thursday when they wrestled a gator that had wandered too close to a local high school. According to a post on ...

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 ...