Some of the area's biggest annual festivals, Valentine's Day events, spring training and more in February in Sarasota, ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — A tiny bottle with a message inside traveled from Hawaii in ocean currents before being washed ashore in Bradenton Beach on Sunday and found by a girl visiting from Michigan.

The dessert shop's first Manatee County location.

From water rescues to helping animals in distress, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office's marine unit is ready and prepared to answer any and all calls. But, Friday brought them a unique situation.

More than $56,000 had been raised in GoFundMe as of Jan. 27 for a Fort Walton Beach man who suffered severe burns in Mexico. Here's the latest: ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Parts of the Bay area will have Election Day races Tuesday, most notably the city of Lakeland. The Lakeland mayor’s spot, along with two commission seats, will be determined on ...

January has been a busy month for events in the Sarasota area, and Friday will be a busy day in particular for live music locally. Those performing in our area that day will include a band with ...

More than a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton bore down on Anna Maria Island with a 3-4 foot storm surge and 80 mph ...

Bradenton Beach seeks to fill a seat on the dais. City commissioners reviewed the process on Jan. 15 for filling the vacant Ward 4 seat and postponed any ...

Looking for a place to eat around Bradenton? Manatee County restaurants are routinely inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for health and food safety issues and ...

The City of Palmetto may soon adopt Manatee County’s recently-enacted juvenile curfew to eliminate gaps in curfew’s enforcement. Manatee County commissioners approved the curfew in November, which ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Bradenton police responded to a shooting at a medical complex Thursday afternoon, according to police. The Bradenton Police Department said at 12:48 p.m., it got a report of ...