After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...

State Park announced the release of 3 rescued manatees into their protected waters.▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSThey ...

Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

At the Feb. 4 Manatee County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved turning the cameras off in the middle of ...

Some Manatee County commissioners are calling local developers to the table with threat of a building moratorium to find ...

The county must also consider repairing the current fluoridation system. Imagine the surprise of Manatee County commissioners beginning a discussion on ending fluoridation and learning from staff that ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations to ...

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

Manatee County is set to receive a grant worth over $250 million to bounce back from disaster impacts following catastrophic damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The grant from the U.S.

Manatee County is set to receive a grant worth over $250 million to bounce back from disaster impacts following catastrophic damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The grant from the U.S ...