Sarasota and Manatee Counties overwhelmingly voted to renew the millage referendum benefiting local public schools, per data from both counties’ Supervisor of Elections offices. The referendum ...

Crystal River is the best place in Florida to meet the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. Even though there have been concerns from animal protection groups about the growing ...

Effective Nov. 7, 2024: The Usher boat ramp and some hiking trails at Manatee Springs State Park are temporarily closed for repair. Limited hiking is available only on the North End Trail. To protect ...

Republicans earned commanding election night victories for four seats on the Manatee County Commission. Results published by the Manatee County Supervisor of Election's office show that ...

Voters went to the polls in Manatee County on Tuesday in a presidential election with high turnout and even higher implications. In Florida, voters cast ballots for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House ...

As November arrives, Florida kicks off Manatee Awareness Month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds boaters to be vigilant for manatees as they embark on their ...

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Manatee County Friday morning. According to FHP, a vehicle hit a pedestrian near the ...

Meanwhile, in Manatee County, officials reopened Anna Maria Island after it was devastated by Hurricane Helene's storm surge. It was the first public beach in the area to reopen since the storms.

on Wednesday announced the creation of a new marine reserve to protect manatees and other species. The announcement at the UN's COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, came amid an uproar ...

PALMETTO, Fla. - Three people died after a pickup truck crashed into a pole and caught fire on I-275 near I-75 in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the truck went off ...

Robert McCann (left) and Joseph Di Bartolomeo (right) will go head-to-head for the District 5 seat on the Manatee County commission in the Nov. 5 general election. provided and The Bradenton ...

The nearby star Gliese 229 harbours a ‘brown dwarf’ companion: an object less massive than a star but more massive than a planet. High-resolution observations reveal that it is two objects ...