A new batch of commissioners campaigned on slowing growth that some residents feel is happening too fast, especially in East ...

Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches ...

A 31-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder over a year and a half after he allegedly sold fentanyl pills ...

A 19-year-old is behind bars after playing a joke that ended up getting him arrested, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested after deputies said he knowingly sold a woman fentanyl at a Bradenton gas station, which led to her death.

A man has been charged with murder after selling a lethal amount of fentanyl to a woman and abandoning her, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced. On Aug. 3, ...

The company recently filed plans to build a restaurant in Ellenton — and another location could be on the way, too.

Visitors snug in Manatee County beds netted $1.87 million in tourist development tax revenues in December 2024. The Manatee County Tax Collector’s office ...

Loved ones are seeking answers after a 72-year-old man seemingly disappeared last week. Ronald Steven Kasper, who goes by Steve, was last seen at the Linger Lodge Campground in Bradenton. He works ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short reported in a Feb. 6 email to The Islander that he had “a catch up week” following a trip out of ...