On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners approved a budget amendment that designated $2,925,000 toward preliminary design services for three proposed county parking garages...
In the latest episode of The Big Picture Manatee, the team unpacks the recent shifts at the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, including Mike Bennett's retirement and James Satcher's …
A survey of more than 1,400 Floridians shows that 68% want the state government to do more to combat climate change and 69% want the federal government to do more to address the issue. However, less …
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an unidentified body found in Miguel Bay. The badly decomposed body was first discovered by a boater on …
The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has issued a water quality advisory for Palma Sola South on the east end of the Palma Sola Causeway and the south side of …
The race for the Manatee County District 1 seat has officially drawn the most candidates among local 2024 races. While the seat is up for election this year, it currently sits vacant…
On Thursday, former Manatee County School Board member Charlie Kennedy filed to run for election to the District 3 seat currently held by Mary Foreman. Kennedy previously served as the …
The Manatee County Commission will hold a work session meeting on Saturday this week...
Another candidate has entered the Florida House District 72 race. The house district seat was formerly represented by Republican Tommy Gregory who, in April, was named …
On Thursday, YouTube star and Freedom Factory owner Cleetus McFarland announced that he bought a private airport in Manatee County. The property I'm showing you today is the …
The Republican Party of Florida has officially decided that it will oppose Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 …
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested a Riverview man they say shot multiple rounds into a vehicle during a road rage incident in Palmetto on Sunday. …
This Saturday, Keep Manatee Beautiful and Suncoast Aqua Adventures will team up for the Manatee River Underwater Cleanup. Volunteers are needed! The event will take place Saturday, May 11 from 7:30 …
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration ATF rule meant to address the commonly referred to “gun show …
Red tide was not observed in samples collected statewide over the past week. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore and offshore conditions. No reports …
On Thursday, Manatee County Commissioners voted unanimously to have staff draft a referendum to be put to voters in Nov., asking to increase the bond limit for the county's environmental land …
With Florida’s affordable housing situation still at crisis levels, local officials, state lawmakers, researchers and other groups are looking to come up with new ideas, from changing zoning to …
U.S. House Republicans Wednesday passed a bill, with heavy support from Democrats, that would define antisemitism for the Department of Education, amid nationwide college campus …
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday banning cultivated or lab-grown meat in Florida, placing it within a conspiracy by global “elites” to destroy agriculture in the interests …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Sid Pennington as the recipient of the 2024 Sonya Rood Volunteer of the Year award at this week’s Commission meeting in Daytona …
