Around 50 protesters gathered to rally for immigrants' rights outside the Historic Manatee County Courthouse in downtown Bradenton on Monday, June 16, 2025. El Pueblo Unido-Tampa Bay organized the ...

Ethics questions were raised during a Manatee County Commission meeting over whether a board member had undisclosed ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — One person is dead and another is injured after a house fire in Manatee County on Saturday afternoon. The fire occurred on 53rd Ave. W in Bradenton at around 12:45 p.m., Cedar ...

Hundreds attend the No Kings protest organized by Indivisible Manatee near the University Town Center along University ...

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.

Brevard and Lee are also in the top 10 for number of registered boats in Florida. Lee ranks third with 48,139 and Brevard is ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Some Manatee County residents are still mopping up after Debby. They say flooding continues, and now they are appealing to the county for solutions. An upcoming meeting is ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — In a special meeting Tuesday morning that caught several members of the School Board of Manatee County off guard, the board voted 3-2 to terminate the contract of ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County School Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday. The focus will be on the superintendent’s contract. School board members selected Dr ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

Manatee County commissioners greenlit a $23.5 million land purchase in Lakewood Ranch to relocate many government services from downtown Bradenton. The county earmarked nearly $35 million for the ...