A substitute teacher has been arrested after having an inappropriate relationship with at least one local student, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph Prevatte, 39, is ...

A Manatee County middle school teacher was arrested after deputies said she was communicating with a 14-year-old student and sent him an explicit picture on Snapchat.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said that on Oct. 31, school officials received a tip that a substitute teacher had sent inappropriate messages to a high school student in Manatee County.

Jennings DePriest, 4, at the neighborhood park where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appearance to open the park named in his honor in Manatee County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.