Manatee County officials moved forward with a new plan Tuesday to immediately restore local wetland protections that were ...

Here are some closures and schedule changes for Manatee County government offices, facilities and services for the new year.

Manatee County will not pick up trash or recycling on Christmas or New Year’s Day. Trash, recycling and yard waste pickup will be one day late for the rest of the holiday weeks. Residents should ...

A Manatee County judge sentenced Ricardo Garcia, 33, to 10 years and 8 months in prison for killing 26-year-old Javare Thomas in a 2014 drive-by shooting at a Palmetto intersection, according to ...

Portillo’s, a popular Chicago-area street food chain, recently filed a preliminary site plan with Manatee County Development Services. The proposed restaurant would go in the Marketplace at ...

Following a landslide victory for grassroots candidates during the 2024 elections, Manatee County commissioners seem poised to challenge developers on construction of new homes as population ...

MANATTEE COUNTY, fla — Starting Wednesday, drivers looking to travel through Manatee County in less time will take a different route. At 6 a.m., the new U-S 301 Northbound on ramp to I-75 ...

“People should watch from a distance and not approach them,” said FWC biologist Amber Howell, who specializes in manatees and manatee rescues. Boaters should: Wear polarized sunglasses Watch ...

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A head-on crash in Manatee County Saturday night left two people dead and three injured, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash ...

Born and raised in Manatee County, Cierra Shannon was a Manatee High cheerleader, Class of 2012. After school, she moved to Jensen Beach to become a nursing assistant. Her father, Rowland ...