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. — Last year’s storms did significant damage to Manatee County’s drainage system and canals. Manatee County is ramping up efforts to clean its drainage systems after last ...

Approval through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium a secondary care facility for manatees, aiding a larger statewide issue.

After serving just shy of a two-year stint as the Manatee County administrator, Scott Hopes resigned in February 2023 and was charged with notary fraud, grand theft and fraudulent use of public ...

The charges against Scott Hopes have been updated after his legal team argued original charges were not specific enough.

Matthew's Hope Ministries in Brevard County is struggling with decreased donations amidst rising homelessness and hunger. The ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Former Manatee County Administrator Scoot Hopes is now facing more charges, ranging from grand theft to misusing public records, the state attorney’s office said.

Court records show on April 16 the State Attorney's Office decided to not prosecute Scott Hopes with notary fraud and added ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A former Scott County Jail nurse has been indicted following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. TBI agents began investigating allegations of ...

PARRISH, Fla. (WFLA) – Deputies in Manatee County, Florida, had to “expel” a reptilian visitor that unexpectedly showed up at a local high school Tuesday. A team of at least three deputies ...

During the argument, while still in handcuffs, Scott reportedly made threatening comments toward the juvenile's mother, saying she "hopes her daughter ... transferred to Stark County Jail, and ...

The crash happened on April 20 at about 11:45 p.m. as the Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy was on routine patrol in Florida. As the deputy was going to turn left, a pickup truck veers into ...