U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan introduced bills to address human trafficking, including a new school training program and a ban on childlike sex dolls.

Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and the Eagles will feature three pros who played in Bradenton.

A 2023 state law empowers local governments to use cameras and radar or laser-based speed detection systems to fine motorists ...

School District of Manatee County employees , Stacy Freeman and Suzanne Theiss, honored this week at the 2025 Excellence in ...

As winter gives way to warmer days, there’s no better way to shake off the cold than by heading to Florida or Arizona to ...

Vocational Education and Training (VET) offers different level courses so you can choose the skill level you need. For example: VET courses give you skills that are relevant. They are designed to meet ...

What's next: "People who are training for the Olympics, people who are training for college couldn’t in Manatee County. That’s what took turning a simple pool into a world-class facility you’ll see," ...

As we became increasingly irritated and tired, reporter Max Chesnes pinged our phones: A manatee was being rescued in Bayboro Harbor near the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

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.

Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show, Bloom, to share more about how their ...

That follows several weeks where medium and high concentrations were found on the county's beaches. In Manatee County, only very low amounts were found at Anna Maria Island and Longboat Pass Boat Ramp ...