The Florida Department of Education recommended probation and a revoked license for Principal Eddie Hundley, of Lincoln Memorial Academy, for the job recommendations he gave to Quentin Peterson.
Circuit Judge Kimberly C. Bonner was unanimously elected last week as the next chief judge for the upcoming term, that begins July 1. She will be the first woman in the circuit to be chief judge.
Three students at Manatee School For the Arts shared their differing perspectives on school security. They also observed a moment of silence on Thursday morning, one year after the shooting in Parkland.
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, called for building a toll road called the Heartland Parkway, from Polk County south to Collier County..
Latest red tide report: Manatee County and Anna Maria Island beaches remain clear of the harmful alage, according to the FWC officials, but some beachgoers had breathing issues at Coquina and Manatee beaches.
The 37th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival celebrated the coastal culture of the historic fishing village with crafts, live music, and lots and lots of food. Here are some of the highlights.
Manatee County ranks No. 1 in Florida for tomato acreage with 45 percent of the tomato fields in the state. In fact, Florida tomatoes make up 70 percent of all fresh tomatoes in the United States.
Keeping beach sand on Anna Maria Island is a battle Manatee County staff are constantly fighting, they told the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, highlighting the next steps in the funding process.
Three teenagers suspected of participating in the assault an off-duty Sarasota Police Department Officer have now been arrested, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Rose Kimball of Parrish has been charged with culpable negligence in connection to her 12-year-old son shooting himself and the drug operation she and the boy’s father were running out of their Parrish home.
A Miami man faces new charges of aggravated assault and improperly exhibiting a firearm after a video showed him holding a gun and cursing at black teens on MLK Day. FL hate crime law allows attorneys to add charges.
An 18-year-old and two 17-year-old boys were arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning in the parking lot of a Bradenton neighborhood where deputies say they were burglarizing unlocked vehicles.
Divers were searching the north end of the Manatee River under the DeSoto Bridge for the gun suspected having been used by Flozell Murrell III to shoot and kill Stephanie McNabb.
Sarasota police say the Unconditional Surrender statue in downtown Sarasota sustained $1,000 in damages after “#MeToo” was spray painted on the statue, which depicts the iconic 1945 photo “The Kiss.”
An 89-year-old Florida man was arrested after Pinellas Park police say he exposed himself in front of children Sunday, according to multiple news reports.
