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The latest housing market report shows how many Manatee County single-family, townhouses and condos were sold in March.

To help accommodate the fast-growing area, work is underway to bring a new hospital to the area. BayCare Hospital Manatee ...

The county sold its current downtown Sarasota administration building to Benderson Development for $25 million in December ...

Manatee County officials will consider a $34 million investment into property in Lakewood Ranch to relocate administrative services eastward.

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

A Manatee County teacher resigned while under investigation amid allegations he wrote an inappropriate letter and spent ...

Another person has come forward with allegations that a former New College of Florida official and spokesperson for Florida ...

Dramatic video shows how authorities in Manatee County wrangled and “expelled” an alligator from a high school campus—in ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Salvation Army offers enriching camp experiences designed to help children grow, explore, and connect. Camp Keystone provides a safe and fun-filled environment where kids ...

A Florida deputy quickly sprang into action when an unexpected visitor—a gator—was spotted at a high school. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office shared a video to social media showing a large gator at ...