Boaters and water enthusiasts can rejoice as Manatee County has reopened the boat ramps that were impacted by recent storms.

Christopher Tittel, communication director for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County said Jan. 6 in an email to The Islander that a local ...

East County road projects took a hit in August when a number of them landed on a “deferred list” because the county lacked the funds to start them. Here’s a look at some of the East County projects ...

Prosecutors charged the surviving suspect in a Manatee County home invasion with felony murder after the homeowner killed ...

You can count on the East County sports scene to remain alive and exciting in 2025 due to its variance. While sports like ...

A homeowner in Florida fatally shot one of two masked intruders during an attempted home invasion in the River Club area late ...

Homeowner fatally shoots one of two suspects during a home invasion in Bradenton, Florida; the second suspect is apprehended.

According to the press release by Manatee County Sheriff’s office, two unknown males were captured on a homeowner’s video surveillance system entering the rear of an occupied home in the 6700 block of ...

The bottom line is — this is the state of Florida. If you want to break into someone’s home, you should expect to be shot,” ...

According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, a home owner in the River Club community shot at two intruders entering the ...