The last day of school for Manatee County students is Friday, May 28, 2026. Students will return for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday, August 10, 2026. Manatee County offers a Summer BreakSpot ...

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 3:28 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 5 a.m. for Manatee County.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move, ...

A civil rights group filed suit Monday challenging Florida’s new congressional map, just hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed it into law. In a 71-page complaint filed in the Sunshine State’s ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 6, 2026 FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is home to what they are calling “the world’s ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Up against looming deadlines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a coalition of civil rights and voting groups pleaded with a Florida judge Friday to block a new congressional ...

TALLAHASSEE — A new congressional map signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which eliminates a Hispanic majority seat and aims to help Republicans keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, ...

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 starvation ...

New U.S. House districts that could help Republicans win several additional seats in Florida are set to face their first test in court Friday, amid claims that the map violates the state's ...

Supporters of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USF-SM) have only a few more days to convince Florida legislators that the local campus is worth saving. Legislators meet in Tallahassee to ...

An emaciated manatee calf was rescued on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Florida Keys on Tuesday and sent to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation. The male calf, estimated to be a little more than a ...