As a boat full of sunburned tourists came in a little too fast and a little too close to a mother manatee and its calf ... they’re wearing their logo shirts, they can say, ‘Hey, you’re ...

Some residents say developers and home builders have not done enough to reduce the dust blowing from their construction sites ...

Some Manatee County commissioners called for more infrastructure improvement before approving more development.

The Planning Commission is a seven-member advisory board that reviews local development requests and rule changes before they come to the Board of County Commissioners. The Planning Commission can ...

After Manatee County Government put new rules in place last year, the same problems remain, residents say. After hearing from residents last year, county officials put rules in place requiring ...

A measure moving through the Florida Legislature would make secret the addresses and phone numbers of elected officials including school board members.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a prominent drug dealer in a news conference on Tuesday, calling the operation “the largest fentanyl bust ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A pilot program aimed at reducing response times for EMS personnel has proven to be successful, according to Manatee County Deputy Director of Public Safety James ...

Ottawa County board members are divided on whether using the county logo in letters expressing personal views implies the ...