MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Thousands of kids headed back to school for their first day on Monday. Before the sun was up, Manatee County School District faculty waved goodbye to buses on their first ...

Summer is officially over for families and staff in Manatee County as the district welcomed back thousands of kids for their ...

Per House Bill 1105, elementary and middle school students will be required to turn off and stow away electronic devices ...

The curfew is something that we need to look at here not only to protect our children but to reduce crime and to make sure ...

A body found near a retention pond is confirmed to be that of a teenager who went missing last week while visiting family.

A Longboat Key Italian restaurant is opening a second location in Manatee County, this one on the mainland.

On Saturday, a preliminary investigation from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office determined the body was Giovanni, but said it would need further testing.

Instead, it only may “result in further (HOA) board action,” a copy of a ticket provided to Suncoast Searchlight notes. This ...

Following the discovery of a body confirmed in a preliminary investigation to be that of missing North Carolina teenager Giovanni Pelletier, an autopsy was conducted Sunday. Giovanni, 18, was ...

The Florida Department of Government Efficiency audited Manatee County spending, and interviewed staff about work culture ...

The mother of Giovanni Pelletier confirmed that the body found near the area where his cellphone was last pinged is indeed Giovanni, according to a Facebook post.

Detectives believe the body to be 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier, who was reported missing from Charlotte County last week.