Manatee County leaders have voted to buy two new pieces of land with the county's voter-backed conservation fund. A purchase ...

For years, Manatee County has explored accessory dwelling units as a means of expanding its affordable housing stock. At a work session on Tuesday, county commissioners revisited the topic and ...

Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether ...

Manatee County approved a big increase in the amounts charged for impact fees on new development, and developers aren't thrilled about it.

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau survey data from 2013-2017, Manatee County residents face limited housing choices. Single-family detached homes accounted for 58% of the county’s housing ...

Hurricane Debby flooding prompts Lake Manatee Dam investigation. Manatee County was already saturated from a wetter-than-normal July when Hurricane Debby arrived in early August and dumped record ...

Manatee County school zone cameras prompt almost 9,000 speeding tickets in a month. Fines totaled up to around $600,000 while more than 10,000 people received violation warnings.

DUETTE, Fla. — Manatee County is doing its part to save the gopher tortoise with a new relocation program aimed at protection and in hopes of increasing their population. The gopher tortoise is ...

Manatee County officials said storm surge of 3 feet had already been detected as of Thursday morning. ... Helene is at the upper bound in terms of size,” NHC forecasters wrote. “As a result, ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, Manatee County Jail is not planning on evacuating approximately 1,200 inmates, even as state and local officials stress that Florida residents should heed evacuation ...