On Friday, The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit members conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol. During the heightened ...

Local experts confirmed that red tide is present along the Sarasota and Manatee County coast, but spotty and at low levels in ...

I pulled my kayak paddle through the water and hit something solid – a giant gray creature, lurking just below the surface, ...

Manatee County commissioners will consider options to curb animal welfare concerns with the retail pet sales industry.

Officials launched an investigation Friday morning after officers helping prepare for the Bradenton Area River Regatta found a dead manatee washed ashore.

The Florida Department of Transportation announced plans to open two new ramps between I-75 and U.S. 301 in Ellenton later ...

A FWC map from Tuesday afternoon showed varying degrees of red tide in the water off Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Manatee County Commission Chair George Kruse called it “a vision for the future.” The county held a special work session Feb.

Manatee County is hardly the leading edge of liberalism. Yet it says something about Florida’s tortured approach to growth when the county commission there — all seven Republicans — discusses ways to ...

Papercrafting company Pink and Main fills a niche that big-box retailers cannot, according to owner Michelle Currie.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s called Pythiosis. It’s a rare fungal infection caused by the aquatic mold Pythium ...

Entrepreneur's gift will establish the Shugar aquatic complex with pools tailored to different age groups and skill levels on ...