NASA satellites show that Georgia wildfires have burned over 50,000 acres, destroyed 120 homes, and remain active.

Seawalls, the solution to constant erosion on a portion of Longboat Key, exacerbate the problem the town hopes to solve with ...

FIRST ON FOX: Sensitive U.S. military positions in the Middle East may have been exposed through commercial satellite imagery ahead of an Iranian strike that wounded American troops, House Select ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County leaders are moving forward with a new emergency homeless shelter aimed at helping people get back on their feet. The "Fresh Start" initiative will be funded with ...

Judge Gilbert Smith of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court is the 2026 recipient of the Kent C. Schulz Award for Distinguished Leadership, recognizing service, leadership, and commitment to the Manatee ...

The Board of County Commissioners is comprised of seven members. Five members are elected from single-member districts, and two are elected county-wide. District 1, most currently held by Carol Felts, ...

Today marks a new chapter for the Manatee County restaurant scene thanks to its latest opening. A new restaurant, called simply Extinctiōn, specializes in creative preparations of Florida's most ...

Manatee County is taking a major step in addressing homelessness. Commissioners approved the first phase of the Fresh Start Initiative, which is a project focused on housing and support services.

As more insurers integrate aerial imagery into underwriting, rating and claims workflows, state insurance departments are responding with a growing body of guidance. While each insurance department ...

Though not always visible when in use, drones flown by Manatee County routinely ply the area’s skies, capturing photos, video, laser-based images, and other data of the landscape below. They range ...

A plan to build a cruise ship port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County that was strongly opposed by local residents may now be blocked based on a bill signed into law on Thursday by Gov.

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