Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

Engineers identified and fixed issues inside Lakewood Ranch within months, but problems still exist beyond its boundaries.

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west ...

Manatee County officials have cut the hours for speed cameras in school zones after residents complained about getting ...

Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches among them?

A new batch of commissioners campaigned on slowing growth that some residents feel is happening too fast, especially in East ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

The county was in negotiations to sell the land to D.R. Horton, but commissioners voted to cancel negotiations.

Manatee County commissioners voted to restrict the hours that speed limit cameras installed in local school zones will be ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations ...

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.

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...