The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously March 25 to accept state funding for shore-based projects ...

In WPTV's five-county viewing area, agriculture accounts for $2 billion in market value, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Commissioner Jason Bearden says planning commission seats are used as a recruitment tool toward commission seats.

Florida’s coastline is about to get mapped, and it’s all thanks to two unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) launched in St.

Manatee County's stormwater maintenance team has completed approximately 600 of nearly 800 outstanding work orders.

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 in the Seminole County area have reopened following a traffic incident Friday afternoon. A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother inside ...

The warnings, issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), are in effect from midday to early evening, with the agency cautioning residents that "critically low humidity with gusty winds will result ...

Complaints about blinding dust storms in Manatee County are not new. Staff gave commissioners a presentation in April 2024 on ...

Developers must now install live-access cameras with recording capabilities so county staff can monitor for compliance or any ...

A statewide Missing Child Alert has been issued for two 14-year-old girls last seen in Bradenton, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. A Manatee County man is accused of assaulting ...

The Tamiami Trail, the southernmost stretch of U.S. Highway 41, connects Tampa and Miami, Florida ... Manatee Counties. Yes – at least, according to the U.S. federal government and Google Maps.