In a 4 to 2 vote, the commission passed resolution R-24-21, which allows Benderson Development to potentially develop parts of wetlands set aside near Cooper Creek.

The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland ...

Neal Land & Neighborhoods, a local land developer behind the retail center and nearby North River Ranch, which boasts more ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents voiced their frustration after Manatee County commissioners voted to release almost 10 acres of conservation land to Benderson Development. “It’s the water ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Lachina Cropes was arrested for kidnapping her biological children from ...

Voters cast 230,887 ballots in 2024, up from 218,317 in 2020’s presidential election, which set the previous record. Local ...

Three people died in a crash after a pickup truck struck a pole on Interstate 275 and caught fire early Wednesday morning, ...

Standing in her empty Lakewood Ranch home after rapidly rising floodwaters during Hurricane Debby forced her to evacuate, Jill Sauchinitz is speechless about her loss but vocal about her frustrations ...

The district reported that all Manatee County schools have power, including Manatee Technical College. In a press release, ...

Charlie Kennedy, a returning veteran school board member, and Heather Felton, a former teacher, both won their races for the ...

More than 100,000 Manatee County residents have already cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. Those who aim to vote-by-mail are advised to return their ballot to the post office ...

Sarasota, Manatee students endured a week of Hurricane Milton prep and lost a week of instructional time but district leaders setting reopening.