The single-family home market in Sarasota and Manatee counties continues to provide stability and opportunity,” a local ...

Those who attended the Manatee County Fair Saturday needed to stick ... followed by a steer sale and then the 10th Annual Corndog Eating Contest. In between were shows of blacksmithing and ...

Whether it’s to minimize the risk of flooding or preserve the area’s greenspace, many Suncoast residents have made it clear that they want local construction to slow down.

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

First responders rescued a boater who had been stranded on a sandbar for at least 15 hours, the North River Fire District said. NRFD described the rescue mission as "challenging and unique ...

Congrats to Christine Beavers and Ruthie Daugherty, repeat winners in the 2025 Manatee County Fair’s Culinary Arts competition. Out of 56 entries, Christine’s Banana Cream Pie won Adult Best ...

As new development for the ever-growing county booms, Compton says developers should be required to disclose whether the land was a sludge storage site or had the biosolids applied to it. PFAS, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 3 to get input on proposed changes to ...

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

The wait begins for a Manatee County Circuit Court judge's decision on whether to approve a bond for Ashley Benefield pending the appeal of her manslaughter conviction for the shooting death of ...

In 2021, Florida set a record for manatee deaths in the wild at 1,100. A third were in Brevard County’s coastal waters, where the prime food for manatees, seagrass, had been eradicated by pollution.