Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies have charged a Bradenton woman with murder in the overdose death of an Ellenton man.

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — ...

When the officer cuffed one of his father's hands, the man reached for his father's arms and came between him and the officer ...

A Bradenton woman is facing murder charges for her alleged involvement in the fentanyl overdose death of a 35-year-old ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists of the 44th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards. These awards recognize local small businesses and non-profit ...

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit provided aerial assistance to other agencies in two rescues during the past week, one of an injured woman and one of a trapped manatee.

BRADENTON, Fla. — After several years of intense salvaging, repair and restoration work, the oldest home in Manatee County is ...

A 2-year-old manatee was found 1.5 miles from open water in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Dixie ...

Red tide that has lingered miles offshore from the Sarasota and Manatee shoreline has been pushed closer to local beaches by a shift in the winds.

Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift ...

This week will also see the return of an annual two-day country music festival in Charlotte County, featuring acts with ...

The trio of tropical systems left their devastating mark, but there were many other stories in Sarasota during the past ...