Ex-Manatee County deputy gets 13 years for sexually abusing underage girl in the 1970s after living in Alaska for decades.

Clerks of Courts across Florida are encouraged by legislation Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this month that allows their Offices to retain more revenue from fees they collect as part of ...

Motorworks Brewing’s flagship Bradenton brewery is staring down a foreclosure fight that could hand control of its downtown ...

May fled to Alaska in 1991 and assumed the identify of his dead stepbrother.

SARASOTA, Fla. (Suncoast Searchlight) - A surprise proposal to make Sarasota’s city auditor and clerk the highest-paid employee on the city’s payroll is expected to be shelved — at least for now. The ...

Though the Legislature cannot formally vote on the package until the constitutionally required 72-hour cooling-off period expires, Senate President Ben Albritton notified members Tuesday that the ...

Anna Maria’s former treasurer is levying some hefty allegations against the municipality — and seeking a hefty payout, too.

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move, ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Commissioner Carol Felts has died, according to a statement by District 5 Commissioner Dr. Bob McCann on Tuesday. Felts represented District 1 after being elected to the post in ...

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off starvation ...