Eleven people in Florida, including one in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" ...

The future of Mixon Fruit Farms will be decided by Manatee County commissioners on July 29 when they vote to either purchase the property or pass. If commissioners pass, Janet Mixon said she and her ...

The giant ground sloth was given its scientific name Megalonyx jeffersonii by the US's third president and founding father Thomas Jefferson in 1797.

Church in Manatee County has been named to the annual "11 to Save" program highlighting historic landmarks in Florida worth preserving. The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation created the 11 to ...

Manatee County is among 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection in 2025.

Manatee County utility crews unearthed a piece of history, dating back thousands of years, while digging a trench for a waterline.

Florida schools are graded by the Florida Department of Education on a scale of A-F. In the 2024 School District of Manatee County school grades, district schools received 24 As, 12 Bs, 24 Cs and 4 Ds ...

Sarasota and Manatee have produced nine FHSAA state championship teams. Now you can vote for the team you think is the ...

Manatee County will host a series of public workshops to engage the public on plans for a new boat ramp in Cortez.

To find the true culprit, Tomasko's team is deploying DNA-based tracking methods across four locations five times this summer ...

At Betsey’s Arcade in West Bradenton, visitors must ring a doorbell and wait to be buzzed in through a locked front entrance, ...