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Florida law requires those who want to get married to be 18 or older, with exceptions like pregnancy. Conservatives in the Florida House and Senate are urging their Democratic colleagues to join them in... Read More.

Lawmakers are already pushing their weight around on the current legislative session and want more power when it comes to drug crime sentencing. They are hoping that an increase of funding to the tune... Read More.

Two boats were involved in a collision about eight miles off the coast Thursday. A 75 ft. shrimp boat believed to have three people on-board and a 32 ft. sailboat were involved. The sailboat... Read More.

New data released by the Florida Department of Education show high school graduation rates for Manatee County at over 80 percent. The Manatee District’s graduation rate was 81.1 percent for the 2016-2017 school year, just... Read More.

South Florida Museum’s Parker Aquarium has a new director, and she told the Herald-Tribune as the leader of the aquarium, her goal is to teach visitors what affects manatees in the wild and the... Read More.

Village On The Isle broke ground Thursday on two new facilities — Emerald Terraces at Village On The Isle, and the Luke Haven Health Center — in the latest phase of its $100 million... Read More.

The Sarasota County Fire Department conducted a prescribed burn at Carlton Reserve on Thursday. The Fire Department coordinated the burn with Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. After more than 8800 fire incidents across... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol was able to get a drunk driver off Interstate 4, but not before she crashed into several vehicles. 28-year-old Brianna Dee Knox also had her 2-year-old son in the car... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott made a stop at Manatee Technical College Wednesday and announced a $200,000 grant for student training. The grant is the first project that will benefit from Florida's job growth grant fund.... Read More.

The Fort Hamer Bridge has been placed in the Top 10 North American Projects in Roads and Bridges magazine. The bridge, which came in at number seven is being praised for staying on schedule... Read More.