A Longboat Key Italian restaurant is opening a second location in Manatee County, this one on the mainland.

Districts in the greater Tampa Bay region are seeing fewer teacher and bus driver vacancies than they have in the past. Despite teachers being under close scrutiny by the state and average pay being ...

It's back to school time for students in Bradenton and Sarasota. Speeders beware. Photo-enforced cameras will once again be active at 10 schools in Bradenton and six schools in Sarasota for the ...

A man faces robbery and assault charges following his arrest Aug. 5 in Cortez. Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office responded that day to a ...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is leading the death investigation after the discovery of a body believed to belong to ...

A Cortez man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his father now also faces a felony drug charge following a separate investigation by the ...

Amid frustrations over the current investigation into his death, Giovanni Pelletier's family is calling on the FBI to take ...

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off ...

Following the discovery of a body confirmed in a preliminary investigation to be that of missing teenager Giovanni Pelletier, an autopsy was conducted Sunday.

ABC Action News anchor Wendy Ryan sat down with Manatee County Interim Superintendent Kevin Chapman ahead of the first day of ...

Officials say Giovanni Pelletier went missing on Friday, Aug. 1, while vacationing with family in Englewood before leaving to ...

With a new school year starting today (Aug. 11), some Lee County schools are experiencing changes in leadership. Eight ...