Manatee County officials hope to partner with the state to add a key link to the Florida Wildlife Corridor near Myakka City. That potential link is a 550-acre stretch of land in East Manatee County — ...

Nearly a year after first raising their concerns, Parrish residents say developers in Manatee County still have not resolved dust issues from a nearby construction site. The Bradenton Herald reported ...

Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature is training its eyes again on city and county governments, with dozens of bills ...

Bradenton Mayor Gene Brown told the Herald-Tribune that the decision to follow suit and also end the program within the city limits would be up to councilmembers. The city also implemented the ...

Bill Cotterell [ News Service of Florida ] That’s what term limits really are — a show of public disdain for powerful politicians. Americans love to see the high and mighty insulted ...

Closing in on its 90th year, the Florida Strawberry Festival still has no booze, no tobacco, no nonsense and everything strawberry in the small town of Plant City in northeast Hillsborough County.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A 21-year-old man got out of a pickup truck and fired a gun at another vehicle at an intersection in southern Miami-Dade County, police said. According to a police report ...

Many popular spring break destinations in Florida amp up their police presence for the increased crowds but none go as far as Miami Beach. The city did the same thing last year, following three ...

He covers crime, courts and law enforcement. Michael grew up in Bradenton and graduated from University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

The ranking examined the 100 largest cities in the country, breaking down the data across the following key factors: Coming out on top was the Texas city of ... three other Florida cities managed ...