A Nest doorbell camera caught a “pretty good size” gator walking up to the front door of a Bradenton home early Sunday morning.
A judge also put a 6-month hold on a lawsuit filed by environmental groups against FL Department of Environmental Protection, reports said.
Goodwill Manasota partners with United Way Suncoast, Step Up Suncoast to provide free tax preparation, thanks to IRS VITA program
A Manatee County man claimed a $1 million Powerball prize in the March 5 drawing, Florida Lottery said.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County has received a $3.2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
After a FL trooper drove into a drunk driver to keep her from plowing into a 10K race on the Skyway Bridge, charity scams have popped up.
Tenants of the Bradenton Housing Authority protested how the executive director treats them on Wednesday, calling for his removal.
Manatee County government, Manatee County schools made extra spring break parking spaces available in Holmes Beach during spring break.
With the work slated to begin March 21, county officials said the launch ramp and docks will be completely closed and fenced off.
Funding from Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Cessation Program at Gulfcoast South AHEC will help community and Goodwill employees quit smoking
Bradenton will set up 10 recycling drop-off centers throughout the city in hopes of getting less contaminated materials, freeing up staff.
After a two-year hiatus, hunger relief organization holding the Walk to raise awareness of child hunger, annual fundraising campaign
On Saturday, ALSO Youth presented Manatee Pride in Bradenton for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Powel Crosley Estate reviving the annual public open house at the historic mansion March 8-9.
Funding of $35,000 from Mark and Susan Butt Philanthropy Fund of Manatee Community Foundation enables SCC to purchase a new van
An exotic car show in Lakewood Ranch will benefit the Flight to the North Pole, an annual Christmas event for terminally ill children.
Manatee County government hopes to fill numerous job openings. Talent acquisition specialists will be at two libraries to help applicants.
Manatee County will distribute about $1.9 million to nonprofit organizations for projects benefiting low- and moderate-income residents.
Rents at Bradenton’s 92-unit Sandpiper Place, which was developed by Blue Sky Communities, range from $436 to $1,501 monthly.
Manatee County leaders planned the first public health department in 1921. Display about that history hangs in the administration building.
Jim Entwistle suffered third-degree burns on 44 percent of his body in 2020. Now, he’s volunteering with the medical team that saved him.
This free event features high-speed watercraft racing, interactive activities, musical entertainment and fireworks in Bradenton, Palmetto.
Goodwill Manasota receives $155,000 to provide career enhancement training and employment placement services to Black and Hispanic veterans
The new library being built in Lakewood Ranch will be the seventh full-service branch of the Manatee County Public Library System.
The 40-year-old festival celebrating fishing and the coastal community of Cortez was cancelled last year because of COVID-19.
Safe Children Coalition’s annual program fulfilled holiday gift wish lists for children in state care system in Circuit 12
Just as maintaining mental health, weight loss and other goals gets even harder, a national retailer steps in to help
Couples can sign up for a group wedding performed by the Manatee County clerk of the circuit court and comptroller on Valentine’s Day.
An animal rescue group, Wildlife, Inc., saved a raccoon from a car’s engine block with help from Bridge Street Hotel staff and a local vet.
Want to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” or “O Canada” at a Pittsburgh Pirates spring training game? Submit your video for consideration.
Funding of $30,000 enables child welfare organization to purchase a new vehicle to transport children at its Youth Shelter
In Bradenton’s newsletter, Mayor Gene Brown said the city's Solid Waste Division hasn't "had a full team in a very long time."
See how the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will affect city offices, public parking, garbage pickup and more in Bradenton.
The Multicultural Festival in Palmetto returns Saturday after being canceled due to COVID-19 last year. Singer Freddie Jackson will perform.
Dire blood shortages are forcing doctors in Florida to delay blood transfusions for those who need them.
Local community member organizes and funds dance class for children with disabilities; Goodwill provides free space at Honore location
The city of Bradenton is looking to fill 14 staff openings in the solid waste division. A handful of workers are also out with COVID-19.
The city has numerous positions open, including solid waste drivers. A shortage in drivers has impacted garbage pick-up in Bradenton.
Check out this video of a hungry gator walking across Tara Golf & Country Club in Bradenton with a large fish in its mouth.
The city is behind on yard waste pick-up this week because it’s short 23 solid waste workers and Christmas trees are slowing down trucks.