Jordan Glanz, the Manatee County man who allegedly fatally shot a man and fled the scene back in July, claims he acted in self defense.

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west ...

Manatee County officials have cut the hours for speed cameras in school zones after residents complained about getting ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Since the Trump administration opened up schools to immigration enforcement, families are concerned what can happen to their ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) successfully rescued a lost hiker in Little ...