Manatee County

Economic and other factors have resulted in a reversal of the pandemic adoption craze.

Sarasota and Manatee counties aim to spend as rising water temperatures and the legacy of Piney Point threaten positive momentum.

The historically black community in Manatee County has experienced persistent flooding for years. The August hurricane brought more than three feet of storm surge to the neighborhood.

Two counties commit at least $9 million to support the 2031 championship if it’s awarded to The Concession in Lakewood Ranch.

Organizations and elections officials react to Florida’s changes in vote-by-mail and third-party registration.

Florida continues to pour millions of dollars in federal funds into communities that lack strong internet infrastructure, but that doesn't mean it's accessible to the people who live there. Cheri Coryea, with the Patterson Foundation’s Digital Access for All Initiative, is working to change that.

The two counties hope to lure The PGA Championship to Lakewood Ranch’s The Concession in 2031 or 2033, and consider ways to pay for sponsorship.

Sarasota’s climate scientist says nine Atlantic basin storms typically have been seen much later ... if at all.

Police have a year-old old tool in which owners of decaying boats in peril can sign them over for rapid removal.

Human activity that adds nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, tends to speed up the growth of algae and diminish the availability of dissolved oxygen.

Interim Transit Division Manager Chris Deannuntis says ridership has gone up 14% when compared to this time last year.

School libraries in Florida are getting more attention as new laws continue restricting what books are available to students. A Pinellas County library is one of the latest to feel that pressure as well.