Manatee County is hardly the leading edge of liberalism. Yet it says something about Florida’s tortured approach to growth ...

Local experts confirmed that red tide is present along the Sarasota and Manatee County coast, but spotty and at low levels in waters near popular beaches like those at Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat ...

This was one benefit to the chilly temperatures we experienced in southwest Florida last month: We had perfect conditions for ...

Fish kills lingered across several Sarasota and Manatee County beaches after the long President's Day weekend.

State Park announced the release of 3 rescued manatees into their protected waters.▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSThey ...

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

Tara resident Elizabeth Barry can afford to pay $300 for the three tickets she was issued by a speed detecting camera in the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff found a small female manatee with severe cold stress in a ditch near Satellite Beach. The staff along with volunteers rescued the ...

Speed limit cameras will no longer monitor Manatee County school zones outside of posted hours for reduced speeds in response to complaints from motorists surprised by tickets sent to their mailbox.

Manatee County is changing the hours of operations for school speed zone cameras as well as making a uniform speed limit in school zones. It comes after commissioners received complaints about the ...

Manatee County moves to eliminate fluoride in drinking ... along with other administrative approvals until this year. Darin Parks, an attorney with the Grimes Galvano law firm, presented several ...

Some Manatee County commissioners are calling local developers to the table with threat of a building moratorium to find solutions to infrastructure.