Big garbage bins are on their way to homes in unincorporated Manatee County, and the change means possible consolidation of trash, recycling and yard waste pickup days. Manatee County Utilities ...

Big garbage bins are coming to homes in unincorporated Manatee County, and local officials urge residents to prepare for the change now before their pickup day changes this fall. The county will ...

Commissioners Tal Siddique, George Kruse and Bob McCann during a meeting where the Manatee County commissioners approved a motion to direct staff to move forward with crafting an ordinance imposing a ...

Manatee County commissioners voted 6-1 to draft a curfew ordinance for minors, despite concerns about potential profiling. Commissioner Kruse opposed the ordinance citing concerns about racial ...

Residents of Bradenton, Palmetto and unincorporated Manatee County will not have their trash collected on Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, Nov. 27. Instead, garbage will be collected the following day: ...

This month, Manatee County commissioners enacted a juvenile curfew that limits when minors under 16 are allowed in public by themselves. Residents and commissioners in support of the curfew say it ...