Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto will soon run on solar power, and officials are busy installing solar panels.

ABC Action News anchor Paul LaGrone was live, capturing Milton’s fury and speaking with neighbors. Now, six months later, he went back to check in on those same neighbors as they rebuild their lives.

Tests found increased levels of dioxane and other chemicals of concern in groundwater after a former beryllium plant ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Last year’s storms did significant damage to Manatee County’s drainage system and canals. Manatee County is ramping up efforts to clean its drainage systems after last ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — There is a need for housing that can accommodate those with disabilities in Manatee and Sarasota counties. The Haven, a nonprofit based in Sarasota, has built more homes ...

Manatee County has approved a $5.66 million loan to One Stop Housing to support an affordable housing project near Cortez ...

The county commission's 5-1 vote comes after it learned its fluoridation system has been broken since 2021, and no fluoride ...

Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton toured through Manatee County, leaving record damage. Much of that damage remains as another hurricane season approaches Florida. Crews say they’ve been working ...

Manatee County crews are clearing out waterways blocked by trees and debris after hurricanes Helene and Milton. U.S. fires head of military base in Greenland after JD Vance visit ‘for ...

Manatee County leaders are considering a major overhaul of the county’s Planning Commission, citing a list of complaints about how the board operates. The Planning Commission is a seven-member ...

A rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen as far as Myrtle Beach or Philadelphia. People in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama have ...

Editor’s note: ULA Atlas V, Amazon rocket launch for Wednesday, April 9, 2025, was scrubbed due to weather. For updates and launch replay, click here. The first-ever launch of the Amazon Project ...