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

Tropical storm Debby brought flooding that had never been seen in many parts of Manatee County. Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t help.

They'll work on around 200 sites identified as challenging, removing fallen trees, limbs and brush clogging critical drainage systems ahead of any storms.

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 ...

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

With daily weapons screenings set to expand to middle schools in Manatee County, the school board unanimously signed off on creating a new position to handle those checks at each campus.

Brevard County high school teacher Melissa Calhoun had her annual contract non-renewed after an investigation into her decision to use a student’s preferred name without getting parental consent. The ...

Each year, members of the Children's Services Advisory Board pour over grant applications to divvy up about $14 million.

Installation is scheduled to begin April 21 for the first of the county’s 150,000 water-utility customers. Officials expect ...

Florida’s Gross Domestic Product has grown by $78.1 Billion – a 95.3% increase; Sarasota County’s GDP has grown by $17.2 Billion – a 112.6% increase; and Manatee County’s by $12.8 ...