After the most eventful hurricane season in years and widespread criticism of how flood control was handled, Manatee County officials recently approved about $3 million in emergency repairs to the ...

To battle illegal parking over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Bradenton Beach issued a local state of emergency, reports ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Last year’s storms did significant damage to Manatee County’s drainage system and canals. Manatee County is ramping up efforts to clean its drainage systems after last ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has unveiled a self-service system for citizens to file their own police reports for certain crimes.

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

Holmes County EMS is making major upgrades by adding three new ambulances to its fleet that will help serve its residents.

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off ...