Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill making Florida the second state to remove fluoride from the drinking water in May.

An effort to remove it in Hillsborough County recently failed. In Manatee County, commissioners have drafted a motion to remove fluoride from the drinking water, but a vote is still pending.

A new report identified fecal contamination issues at Palma Sola that made the beach potentially unsafe for swimming multiple ...

Ron DeSantis vetoed the four appropriation requests that Manatee County commissioners supported in the state’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget June 30.  Commissioner Jason Bearden called the vetoes ...

Manatee County commissioners approved a spending plan for $252.7 million federal hurricane relief grant, including housing repair.

Manatee County is expediting $3M emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam after an inspection found issues following a tough hurricane season.

Manatee County leaders made development decision to deny two residential projects due to flooding, traffic and population concerns during a recent land use meeting.

Manatee County commissioners recently denied plans for two future residential communities. At a public land use meeting on June 5, Manatee County officials did not approve a neighborhood in ...

Three water spouts formed Sunday night in Manatee County near the Skyway Bridge and Egmont Key. Meteorologist Mike Prangley explains how they formed.

Health officials and local leaders in NY are pushing back against anti-fluoride groups being led by the nation's top health official, RFK Jr.