MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

Collier County has its own frigid history, especially with the role it played during the Cold War with its proximity to Cuba.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a time where change happens fast and new technology is evolving around us, a museum in Palmetto is holding on to moments in time — hoping more people can experience the joys ...

Week 8 of the high school football season in Sarasota and Manatee counties featured district-swinging wins, and there were several players who made that possible. There were players with ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Manatee County’s new trash collection system officially rolled out this week — and not everyone’s on board with the changes. “I’m not really into this,” resident Jamie Housel said.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County officials began rolling out new 96-gallon bins to residents over the summer to prepare them for the change to trash curbside pick-up. Trash collection moves to ...

CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man ran across an unusual sight while fishing in Big Lake over the weekend – a manatee. Chris Hebert shared a photo of the large aquatic mammal to a local ...

While Chris Hebert typically sees all kinds of creatures — porpoises, bobcats and raccoons to name a few — in and around Big Lake while out fishing, he didn't expect to see a manatee. Around 6 p.m. on ...

STUART — Detectives from the Stuart Police Department and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office worked together to take a man into custody they said was a part of a fraud ring scamming people across ...

Manatee County soon will consider a plan to crack down on the illegal strip-mall casinos that have flourished in plain sight in defiance of a state ban — and to the frustration of local law ...

Three young manatees who were rescued from distress are now safe under the care of an Ohio zoo — and a foster mom. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell revealed Sept. 22 that it had taken in three ...

A Manatee Elementary School teacher was placed on administrative leave following his arrest. The teacher faces charges of possession of child pornography and sexual activity with an animal. Officials ...