Manatee County

After almost two-and-a-half weeks, Manatee County Commisioners have lifted a temporary local curfew.The board first voted to enact the measure on April 3.…

Following a 3 hour-long emergency meeting, Manatee County Commissioners have approved a resolution to create a temporary curfew.The regulation prohibits…

The Florida Department of Health announced the first positive case of COVID-19 in Manatee County on March 1.Twenty-five days later, the county is opening…

Sarasota and Manatee counties will close all public beaches amid worries about the spread of the coronavirus.Officials from the two counties held a joint…

Manatee County Commissioners have declared a local state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as the total cases in…

The state Department of Health early Saturday reported 25 more cases of the coronavirus, with most of the patients in South Florida. Manatee County…

Fourteen patients have tested negative for coronavirus at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, officials said Thursday.“All of the 14 results received back to date…

Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed Monday the first two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida, in Hillsborough and Manatee counties.The patients are…

One of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area is a patient who has no recent history of travel. The man is in his 60s, and is a resident of…

Florida has its first two cases of COVID-19 as patients in Hillsborough and Manatee counties tested positive for the virus, officials from the Florida…

A fight is underway in Manatee County between some residents and the Florida Department of Transportation over a drawbridge that leads onto Anna Maria…

Public schools are known for helping children who don’t speak English as a native language. But there isn't as much focus on "English Language Learner"…