The state-funded Vulnerability Assessment showed that increased flooding caused by climate change poses a significant threat ...

A new local study found that increased flooding caused by climate change poses a significant threat to over 90% of Manatee’s ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Over the summer, Manatee County officials installed a new lightning detection system at public pools and splash pads. And just last week, they installed the first one at a local ...

MANATEE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM: Honoring Manatee County’s heritage of livestock, agriculture, horticulture and commercial ...

Manatee County has applied for $61.6 million in federal Bridge Investment Program funding to expand the Fort Hamer Bridge, and U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is thrusting his support behind the county's ...

Beachgoers in Monmouth County found an unlikely friend near the Shark River inlet last weekend. A manatee was spotted swimming in a lagoon Saturday, thousands of miles away from its native habitat.

The troublesome pond at the former Piney Point fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County, Florida, will soon be filled permanently. The pond previously breached in 2021, releasing 215 million ...

PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA) — Multiple people in areas throughout Manatee County caught a glimpse of a waterspout just as the sun was setting Friday evening. The waterspout formed as a round of ...

Manatee County is joining a class-action lawsuit against the state of Florida over Senate Bill 180. Critics argue the law, intended for hurricane recovery, is being used by developers to bypass local ...

Manatee County leaders voted to join a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 180, a controversial state law that strips control over key development decisions from local elected officials. Commissioners ...