Manatee County officials are making moves to put more guardrails on local development. A new batch of commissioners elected in 2024 campaigned on reigning in growth that some residents feel is ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A new ordinance aims at regulating pet stores and breeders across Manatee County. Enacted in October 2024, Ordinance 24-92 promotes responsible breeding practices to ...

Much respect to Detective Darryl Davis, Deputy of the Month (January) with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Last June, a suspect barricaded himself after allegedly shooting his girlfriend ...

Manatee County officials voted to cut the hours that school speed cameras, like these in front of Bayshore Elementary School, are active after drivers complained about tickets. Tiffany Tompkins ...

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.

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

A man has been charged with murder after selling a lethal amount of fentanyl to a woman and abandoning her, the Manatee ...

and a $100,000 donation by The Bishop-Parker Foundation for residents of hard-hit Manatee County. Through its 25 years, the fund has seen residents through everything from the Great Recession and ...

A new application has been filed with Manatee County’s Development Services to build a storefront for the famous Canadian coffee chain at 7935 State Road 64 E., just east of the Marketplace at ...