The Manatee County School Board is urging county commissioners to reconsider their recent decision to end the use of speed cameras in school zones. A 74-year-old man is in the hospital after Manatee ...

Mayor Gene Brown attended the Tuesday ceremony, along with Manatee County School Board Commissioner Chad Choate III, Manatee County Schools Superintendent Jason Wysong, and Bradenton Police Chief ...

Federal officials said recent counts of the manatee population in Florida show that their numbers have stabilized and don't warrant upgrading their status to endangered — at least for now.

Margie June Spiers of Topeka, Kansas passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025, at Stormont Vail Hospital. To view her full obituary and service information, please visit www.DoveTopeka.com ...

At this week’s Commission meeting in Tallahassee, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners voted to approve an amendment to the Manatee Protection Zones in Levy County, ...

Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television’s biggest stars on “My Little Margie” and “The Gale Storm Show,” died Saturday at age 87 at a convalescent ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — A Manatee County man wins $2 million top prize from a lottery scratch-off ticket. The Florida Lottery said that Jesus Morales, 28, of Bradenton, claimed a $2 million prize ...

MANATEE, Fla. (WWSB) - On Friday, The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit members conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol. During the heightened patrol, the traffic unit arrested five drivers ...

While Manatee County’s comprehensive plan does not set policies, it helps to shape and guide policies. Manatee County Commission Chair George Kruse called it “a vision for the future.” ...

They are also endangered. This is why when a manatee is observed in a state of distress due to an injury, animal rescue officials will drop everything they are doing to save it. This is what ...

New I-75 ramp open in Manatee County FOX 13’s Matthew McClellan has a look at major changes for drivers in Manatee County as new ramps are now open at the I-75/US 301 interchange. Posted February 20, ...

Except, perhaps for an errant kayak paddle in the water. If you go: Lee County Manatee Park Where: The park, at 10901 Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers, is about 15 miles north of Southwest Florida ...