PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A wide variety of municipal elections took place across the Pinellas Suncoast on Tuesday. Residents from Belleair Bluffs to Kenneth City to Treasure Island cast ballots on ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that a new Skyway Fishing Pier will be constructed in Manatee County and the Pinellas County pier will be updated. Part of the ...

About 0.6 miles of the 2-mile-long southern pier in Manatee County closed in October due to damage from Hurricane Milton. The Sunshine Skyway northern fishing pier is seen in St. Petersburg in 2023.

Governor Ron DeSantis has halted plans for a proposed Manatee County cruise terminal with a new environmental bill he signed on Thursday. The legislation restricts large-scale dredging projects in ...

BRADENTON — A plan to build a cruise ship port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County that was strongly opposed by local residents may now be blocked based on a bill signed into law on ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier is being rebuilt and repaired more than a year after it was damaged by Hurricane Milton. During a news conference ...

The governor made the remarks Thursday before signing a bill that politicians say would further protect the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate ...

Stan Kroh–whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, spanning the 26 years he’s worked there—describes the history ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK)—Dozens of manatees have already died this year because of cold stress, prompting many to seek refuge at Manatee Park in Lee County.

EXCLUSIVE: Sound the Octo-alert! Chinese giant Wanda Studios has completed the deal to buy-out Sony from its $49M stake in Octonauts rights holder Vampire Squid Productions (VSP), giving the Chinese ...

A man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old runaway girl after picking her up in Manatee County will spend a decade in prison, according to court records. Quinton Latroy Harvey, 46, pleaded no ...

Key takeaway: Local pet retail chain DOGPerfect is starting to franchise, prompted by success in the years since the company’s founding in 2019. Core challenge: The owners, Linda and Rob Emery, are ...