A bill that could halt plans for a new cruise port in Manatee County is now on its way to the governor's desk.

Manatee County will launch a new community event at the former site of Mixon Fruit Farms.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is offering up to $9,500 for tips in the March 8 shooting that killed one and injured another.

Drought conditions have worsened from severe to extreme in Southwest Florida. When can the area expect a reprieve?

A new coastal resiliency bill passed by Florida lawmakers could stand in the way of a proposed cruise terminal in Manatee County.

Two new conservation easements could protect East Manatee County land from being developed and add to the Florida Wildlife ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in an early Sunday shooting as Jamari Murray-Barnes, 27.

In the span of a year, Carol Ann Felts went from being thrown out of the Manatee County Commission chambers to sitting behind the dais as the District 1 commissioner. Just 15 months into her current ...

Service Club of Manatee County Prepares for ‘Boots and Bling Goes Disco’ Gala to Support Children in Need.

Manatee County continues to grieve the sudden loss of Commissioner Carol Ann Felts after she was found dead on Tuesday at her Myakka City home.

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After spending years in the crowds of the Manatee Board of County Commissioners meetings as a concerned citizen, Felts, 68, used her platform on the dais as a frequent opponent to sprawling ...