About 25-30% of manatee deaths are blamed on boats. Blunt-force impacts have outpaced propeller cuts, and some injuries and ...

In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county's flood map to remove 15 of the camp's buildings from the hazard area. Records show that those buildings were part of the 99-year-old Camp ...

One year after Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, residents in a Sarasota neighborhood are still trying to ...

In Kerr County, FEMA’s maps showed 2,560 properties (6.5 percent) in a flood zone. First Street’s model nearly doubled that.

FEMA has proposed updated flood maps that now include some Clearwater neighborhoods, following unprecedented flooding during ...

Florida Chief Financial Office Blaise Ingoglia visits Manatee County as DOGE audit begins, aiming to analyze government spending and address rising property taxes.

The Manatee County government will get audited by Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia says one of the state's top priorities is finding ways to offer property tax relief for residents.

Previous story below ----- Florida authorities are searching for a missing 18-year-old from North Carolina who disappeared in Manatee County under "suspicious circumstances," according to his family.

Manatee County officials address upcoming audit, stressing transparency in local government spending and appointing a local DOGE liaison committee to examine budget.

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia held a press conference outside the Manatee County Administration building on August 5, 2025, the first day of the DOGE inspection of the county's ...