The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested five people in a sting targeting unlicensed contractors, the agency said in a ...

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office recently worked with the county’s code enforcement agency to stop unlicensed contractors and ...

An investigative operation in Manatee County focused on workers’ compensation fraud and exposed unlicensed contractors ...

A 74-year-old man is in the hospital after Manatee County deputies say he was beaten and forced to swallow pills on Sunday ...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Five unlicensed contractors were arrested by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The backstory: Working ...

A sting nabbed 14 people with five arrested on charges of attempting to perform electrical and plumbing work without proper licensing.

An iconic Suncoast bait & tackle shop is closing for good after more than 50 years in business. Annie’s Bait & Tackle shop is a staple in the village of Cortez. For ...

A special meet recently took place at the school in honor of a man who means so much to the legacy of track and athletics for ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation donated $87,000 to Manatee County to make improvements to the outdoor rink.

Ted Lindenberg, the chair of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch's Books for Kids program, apologized to those gathered at the ...

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