Commissioner Amanda Ballard says it costs the county $1.23 per resident each year for fluoridation, or more than $500,000 ...

Former Democratic Rep. STEPHANIE MURPHY is considering running for office again in 2026, this time in local politics. The job ...

Some residents say developers and home builders have not done enough to reduce the dust blowing from their construction sites ...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged communities across the state to stop adding fluoride to drinking water – a ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Police are searching for a Manatee County man who went missing Saturday and may be endangered. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Charles Wiggins ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a prominent drug dealer in a news conference on Tuesday, calling the operation “the largest fentanyl bust ...

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners has voted to remove fluoride from the county water system. The issue, sponsored ...

Manatee County voted to reverse policy from a previous board and is moving forward with restoring local wetlands protections that go beyond state regulations. Commissioners voted in favor of the ...

The mayor said she spent days meeting with dentists, doctors, public health experts and residents to weigh the implications of the proposal​.