In 2021, Manatee County leaders passed an outright ban on retail pet sales. The ban followed years of advocacy from animal ...

Manatee County ommissioners have reviewed a plan to raise impact fee rates for local development to the maximum allowed by ...

Commissioners voted this week to ban pet sellers from opening new stores in Manatee County and create tougher rules for existing stores. Commissioner At Large George Kruse talks about it.

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...

Southwest Florida developers are looking to build more homes and commercial, too. Thousands of new houses are under ...

Florida legislators passed Senate Bill 180 “to bolster hurricane relief and recovery and enhance response efforts in Florida.

Manatee County announced it received more than $252 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery ...

It’s that time of the year again, Hurricane Season! Coming off of a tough 2024 season that had 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes ...

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ...

Bradenton and Palmetto are considering more intense coastline development while Sarasota and Manatee counties struggle with flooding concerns.

Students in 44 of Florida's 67 counties, including Palm Beach County, will have to wait until next week. Students in seven counties, they'll be waiting until June for the last day of school.