A manatee was pulled from the St. Pete harbor area on Wednesday after cold stress nearly cost him his life. He’s one of four manatees rescued recently as temperatures drop across the bay. Manatees are ...

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ruling in ...

Bob McCann says a residential building moratorium would allow for flooding prevention and infrastructure improvements.

The Manatee County Commission sets priorities for 2025, with preserving agriculture and the Future Development Area Boundary ...

Manatee County has purchased the Seafood Shack and Marina property in the Cortez historic fishing village, and local officials have plans for new public boat ramp amenities on the waterfront property.

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners ... anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec. 20, and unsuspecting residents learned that they may now be required to buy flood ...

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Donald Trump owes a lot to his adopted home state of Florida ... away their flood insurance discounts, which could raise average insurance costs by hundreds of dollars per year. County leaders ...

Low k. brevis, or red tide, cells were reported in Sarasota County on Dec. 27. The FWC map above shows the cells per liter for this weeks red tide bloom across Southwest Florida. The Florida ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising ... Commission, The Florida Division of Historic Resources ...

“It’s in a flood zone, according to the FEMA floodplain maps.” "Why are you not giving us our money back? You owe it to us — just pay us.” After waiting over eight months for a refund ...

Flood alerts and warnings have been issued across Cumbria today after harsh weather battered the nation. A yellow weather warning for wind was in place for much of the county yesterday (December ...