A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter conviction in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. For those who knew ...

The county must also consider repairing the current fluoridation system. Imagine the surprise of Manatee County commissioners beginning a discussion on ending fluoridation and learning from staff that ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations ...

Manatee County will consider new regulations for short-term vacation rentals within the next year, and could soon require that property owners who operate Air B&B rentals or similar accommodations to ...

As we became increasingly irritated and tired, reporter Max Chesnes pinged our phones: A manatee was being rescued in Bayboro Harbor near the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

Each emblem has a specific meaning, some being ubiquitous seasonal emblems and others so rare that only a fraction of a percent of players own them. Whether you’re a hardcore collector or ...

Manatee County, like several Florida communities in recent months, plans to discuss whether to discontinue adding fluoride to its water supply. County commissioners placed the topic on the agenda for ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

Commissioner Bob McCann made it clear during his campaign for a District 5 seat on the Manatee County Commission that he would be representing those who wanted to slow development. “If there’s ...

A second drier cold front is expected to move through the area later in the week, bringing freezing temperatures and possibly frost into the Tampa Bay area and Manatee County. Saturday is expected ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents of multiple neighborhoods in Sarasota County gathered once again before the commissioners to plead their cases. Tuesday at the Sarasota Commission Chamber ...