BRADENTON, Fla. — The utilities director and deputy administrators for Manatee County will be leading a tour Wednesday of the Lake Manatee Dam in hopes of answering questions about dam ...

Going back to August 27 Manatee County commissioners meeting the County’s Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker responded to the issues with the Lake Manatee Dam, saying this: ...

Advocates for restoring the Ocklawaha River are undeterred by a recent veto setback and are moving ahead and regrouping to ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget Monday and sent over $100 million in funding to Manatee County, including money ...

There’s a tradition that when someone sings Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” everyone has to stand. So please rise as I warble several heartfelt hallelujahs over what the Manatee County Commission did ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all state appropriations Manatee County sought in state budget, as George Kruse criticizes state ...

In 2025, a new group of commissioners is attempting to reinstate the environmental protections, but faces a fresh obstacle ...

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off ...

Frye Mesa Dam, a 107-foot concrete arch that plugs a steep canyon in the Coronado National Forest, had much of its 4-square-mile watershed burned severely. The National Weather Service estimates a ...