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He was an active member of the Manatee Rare Fruit Council ... The funeral will be held on January 15, 2025, at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 7671 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 ...

Doug South - The Tampa Bay area's premiere guitar virtuoso - joins Live Music Showcase for an intimate acoustic set filled ...

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

A pedestrian died after he was hit by an SUV on Saturday night in Manatee County, Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. on U.S. 41 (14th Street West) north of 69th ...

Prosecutors say 21-year-old Luke Terrence Politi, Apopka, was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless driving. ‘To call this a crime of ...

Armijos-Castillo was wanted by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office after a man was killed during a home invasion burglary the day after Christmas. A felony arrest warrant was issued Jan. 6.

This award will help advance Sarasota Orchestra's mission to engage, educate and enrich the community through high-quality, live musical experiences by supporting Manatee County students ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave them at the less-serious status of "threatened" and make their smaller cousin ...