PALMETTO, Fla. - A Palmetto man is behind bars, accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Hillsborough County deputies went to ...

Manatee County said it is possible that he has done this multiple times and the investigation is ongoing. Since there is potential for other victims, we are using his mugshot in this news article.

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

Manatee County commissioners are split on proposals to regulate short-term vacation rentals. While some commissioners support the regulations for safety and uniformity, others express concern ...

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 ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The final public meeting about school boundary changes in Manatee County is scheduled for Wednesday night at Southeast High School. The school district has held a series of ...

Manatee County officials approved the purchase of this office building at 9000 Town Center Parkway for a new administration building, shown here on May 5, 2025. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@ ...

PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA) — The landscape across Manatee County is changing, especially east of Interstate 75. Along Moccasin Wallow Road in Palmetto, there is construction and new developments ...

A Manatee County teacher resigned while under investigation amid allegations he wrote an inappropriate letter and spent unsupervised time with an 11-year-old student. Jarrett Williams, who taught ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas Park Police said they arrested a man for sexual battery of a minor. Investigators said Joshua Tybeck, 47, sexually battered a child in 2020 who was 6 years old ...