manatee county

Teams from Manatee County surveying damage found minor flooding along the Myakka River and the barrier islands, where some turtle nests were affected.

Following a four-month investigation, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office released a 113-page report that concluded that none of Vanessa Baugh’s actions rose to the level of a crime.

Two people died this week and a number of county employees contracted COVID-19.

Hopes has been serving on an interim basis since April 1.

Piney Point's owner is among the targets of the lawsuit, which seeks a full cleanup and closure of the former phosphate plant.

Also called tenant-based Section 8, the Housing Choice Voucher program is the federal government's largest rental assistance program.

Salt marshes are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. They create habitat for wildlife, protect shorelines from erosion, reduce flooding, and protect water quality by filtering runoff.

One commissioner said the well is a better option than having millions more gallons of wastewater dumped into Tampa Bay.

The red tide bloom comes within weeks of a major discharge of nutrient-rich water from the Piney Point phosphate plant into Tampa Bay.

A computer model that's been used to track red tide and Tampa Bay's response to Hurricane Irma is now being adapted to follow the dispersal of contaminated runoff from the old phosphate plant.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state will come up with a plan to close the former phosphate plant for good after another leak late last month.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state will come up with a plan to close the former phosphate plant for good after another leak late last month.