Manatee County commissioners greenlit a $23.5 million land purchase in Lakewood Ranch to relocate many government services from downtown Bradenton. The county earmarked nearly $35 million for the ...

Manatee County commissioners are considering a $23.5 million land purchase in Lakewood Ranch to relocate services from the current downtown Bradenton administrative building. The county earmarked ...

There were fewer Manatee County home sales in March year-over-year, according to the latest Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s housing market report. Single-family homes saw an 8.5% ...

Manatee County leaders are set to debate whether the county should end its decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water this week. An ordinance that is up for a vote at a board ...

A Manatee County judge sentenced Carina Chindamo, 32, to six months of community control and 12 months of probation for restraining a 7-year-old non-verbal student at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A pilot program in Manatee County that has helped emergency vehicles reach scenes quicker might be expanding, thanks to its success helping save lives. Donald McEachern ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A pickup truck driver took off after getting into a crash with a Manatee County school bus Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened just ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla — Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives are investigating the scene on ...

Chick-fil-A is bringing another one of its popular fast-casual restaurants to Manatee County, records say. According to paperwork recently filed with Manatee County Development Services, ...

Some residents say developers and home builders have not done enough to reduce the dust blowing from their construction sites. Manatee County officials are tightening rules for developers a year ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a small plane crash at Myakka Head Airport on Wednesday morning. Around 10 a.m., on April 23, deputies said a single ...