In March of 2011, Lay was deployed to Afghanistan. Five months later, Hernandez’s life changed forever. “There’s no ...

The commissioners received updates on projects including the Broadway roundabout, Whitney Plaza Learning Center and the Gulf ...

A Manatee County school bus carrying four students sideswiped a sedan Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway ...

Gardeners Out East Garden Club in conjunction with The Manatee Library Services & Community and Veterans Services presented the new Gold Star Families Memorial Marker.

The FHSAA released the 2024 baseball and softball state tournament brackets Saturday morning. See which local teams moved on ...

Weeks after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Manatee County, the driver was arrested Wednesday, according to ...

United States Coast Guard Station Cortez and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office boat crews rescued three people on Friday night ...

The state appropriated $23 million to purchase Rattlesnake Key in 2022 for conservation purposes, with $2.3 million in ...

Manatee County commissioners may consider a new environmental lands referendum, approved new homes in Lakewood Ranch and ...

MANATEE COUNTY. FLA. — The Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Division arrested an 84-year-old man after a deadly ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 911 drone system is taking its first flights in Manatee County this week. As the first of its kind, the system aims to speed up emergency response times and save lives. The ...

State wildlife officials have released new data on manatee deaths in Florida. According to the latest state data, there have been 230 reported manatee deaths so far this year. Locally, 31 of them were ...