The Manatee Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has earmarked $5.6 million for a catalytic loan to help develop 156 ...

Manatee County commissioners voted on whether to stop adding fluoride to the drinking water supply Tuesday. The process is a longstanding practice throughout the country, an effort to prevent tooth ...

The judge said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection needs to seek what is known as an “incidental take permit” from federal wildlife officials to help minimize the effects of discharges ...

Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state of Florida has violated the federal ...

Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local ...

The Martin County Fair kicked the season off Feb. 14 to 22 at the fairgrounds, 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway. That was followed by the St. Lucie County Fair Feb. 28-March 9 at its fairgrounds ...

Interior minister reports fewer asylum claims and increased deportations under centre-left government Centre-left SPD seeking to be part of next coalition with conservative election winner Merz ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit the CIA to discuss government efficiency, according to the agency. A CIA spokesperson said in a statement that Musk was invited by CIA Director John ...

(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) LONDON (AP) — Greenlandic lawmakers on Thursday agreed to form a new government, banding together to resist U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to annex the Arctic ...

Complaints about blinding dust storms in Manatee County are not new. Staff gave commissioners a presentation in April 2024 on how to control construction dust and again March 25. Residents ...

A Manatee County man is accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend for days and beating her children. After the victim managed to escape, she said Anthony Reyes-Enos, 22, sent her several pictures ...

Springtime in Sarasota and Manatee traditionally means ideal weather, and to complement the balmy temps and blue skies, we have five outdoor events taking place locally this weekend — including ...