Manatee County Animal Welfare is seeking information related to a disturbing case of animal abandonment and cruelty currently under active investigation. On Monday, July 29, …
On Tuesday, Urbanite Theatre in downtown Sarasota announced its lineup for the 2025/26 season. The black box theater’s 12th season features four regional premieres, including …
Alabama resident Roald Hazelhoff treasures his newly won right to vote. When election officials flagged the naturalized U.S. citizen’s voter registration for possible removal last August, the …
You never know what you’re going to find on a Manatee County job site. What appeared at first to be an old hand tool turned out to be an amazing piece of history, a fossilized claw from a giant …
Charles Lawson, born on September 23, 1942, in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, passed away on July 26, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida. He was 82 years old. Charles proudly served his country as a veteran …
Ralph H. Baird, 92, of Bradenton, FL, passed away on July 30, 2025. Born on August 3, 1932, Ralph spent his life dedicated to his wife, his family, his community, and his passion for adventure and …
Bishop Charles E. Daniels left to be with the Lord onJuly 9, 2025, peacefully trading mortality for immortality. Known as "Deac" to classmates of Lincoln Memorial High School, Charles was a standout …
Herold Jean was born April 15, 1965 in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He was a resident of Bradenton, Florida.
Mrs. Janice Faye (Gill) Smith passed away July 21st 2025 in Bradenton FL. She was 78 years old. Born in Lakeland, FL, February 24th, 1947 to parents Evelyn Elaine (Harrelson) Gill and Harry James …
Ellis Harper Dosher R. of Steinhatchee, Florida was born September 18, 1930 at Virginia Beach, Virginia to William Asa Dosher Sr. and Blanche Lydia Lee Dosher. He passed from this life at 94 yrs. On …
Cortez is one of Florida’s last working fishing villages, where weathered cottages and old fish houses still speak to a life built on the water. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Cortez Historic District preserves the legacy of a tight-knit community shaped by the sea.. Here’s the history behind this rare slice of Old Florida.
Earlier this year, Florida lawmakers once again considered changing our state bird. For more than 100 years, it has been the northern mockingbird, but lawmakers thought the flamingo or the scrub jay …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Education Issues Committee observes the Manatee County School Board meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack …
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an updated agreement with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, although he later said he did so under “protest and extreme …
The Bradenton City Council has selected a new council member to serve the City of Bradenton's Ward 3. The appointment of Kemp Schuessler was approved in a 3-1 vote …
A deadly fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, claimed 10 lives this July. In the aftermath, horrific scenes emerged of elderly residents …
Tyler Gervasi moved out of his mother’s place about three years ago when the family relocated from Colorado to Sarasota, splitting rent with two other roommates at an apartment complex near …
Gov. Ron DeSantis is questioning the federal government’s recruitment of Florida’s local and state police who are focused on enforcing immigration laws. U.S. Immigration and Customs …
Over the past week, red tide was detected at background concentrations in one sample from Southwest Florida. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore …
Back when I lived in Pensacola, one of my favorite beaches was at Navarre. I’d drive out there early in the morning before work and swim for an hour or so. I’d have the place pretty much …