The state denies it has violated the federal law and says it has taken steps to lessen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

A Manatee County judge sentenced Carina Chindamo, 32, to six months of community control and 12 months of probation for ...

Brooks Larkin holds the title of ‘Florida’s Strongest Man.' After playing football at USF, his strength training continued.

Out of 67 counties in Florida, only 16 have dedicated Government Relations departments, and Manatee County now is part of ...

The fee charged to residents would add millions to the county budget for cleaning canals and waterways and enhancing the ...

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

Manatee County commissioners will not repair drinking water fluoridation system, citing a cost of millions ahead of a likely statewide fluoride ban.

Amid an environmental threat to manatees in Florida, a federal district judge ruled the state violated the Endangered Species ...

(TNS) — Manatee County officials are considering charging ... but several have voiced support for the idea. Many other Florida counties, including Sarasota County, charge such a fee.

Commissioners in Manatee County voted Tuesday to permanently remove fluoride from drinking water – a practice that leaders ...

Manatee County commissioners voted 5-1 to end the ... But with a bill in the Florida Legislature poised to create a statewide ban on water fluoridation, county commissioners said that it makes ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Manatee County commissioners voted on whether to stop adding fluoride to the drinking water ...