MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners are considering new short-term rental regulations after receiving hundreds of complaints from residents who say vacation rentals are affecting ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies arrested a local EMS Deputy Chief on Thursday after an investigation into images of Child Sexual Abuse Material. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office ...

A new program is providing financial assistance to some Manatee County residents for critical home repairs. Low-income residents can apply to the State Housing Initiatives Partnership, or SHIP, ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — While some school districts in the Tampa Bay area are dealing with declining enrollment and closing some schools, Manatee County is seeing the opposite. School district leaders ...

A national restaurant brand famous for its casual southwestern cuisine is planning a new location in Manatee County. Chili's, which has a popular jingle for its baby back ribs, filed paperwork to ...

Between 2022 and 2024, John and Janyel Taylor of Ralph Taylor’s Nurseries helped fight off three residential developments proposed for their Elwood Park neighborhood. At the March 5 Manatee County ...

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A new Aldi grocery store, 8810 U.S. 301 N., at the Creekside Commons shopping center in Parrish. Aldi plans to build a new grocery store in a developing area of Manatee County. According to paperwork ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County officials unanimously denied a 2,000-home project in Parrish after raising concerns about a lack of infrastructure ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Bradenton Area River Regatta kicks off Friday, Feb. 20 — and the event is completely free. Organizers say the two-day festival draws more than 100,000 people each year for live ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included inaccuracies. People who live in Urbandale's ZIP code 50323 have a breast cancer rate more than two times higher than Iowans who live in Fort ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a scene in Brevard County where an adult male manatee was confirmed to be stuck inside a storm drain. FWC called the Brevard County ...