Two new I-75 exit and entrance ramps at U.S. 301 interchange that cross the Manatee River will open to motorists this week.

Manatee County Strategic Affairs Manager Ogden Clark confirmed on Feb. 11 that 127th Street West, which connects Cortez Road West to neighborhoods including Cove Sound Yacht Club and Mariner’s Cove, ...

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

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

Red tide is still bloom along the Florida Gulf coast, but Sarasota and Manatee County beaches are currently in the clear. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife data shows that the mortality numbers in 2024 improved, but more manatee calves died, with more than half of those recorded in Brevard County’s Indian River Lagoon." ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...