At least a dozen incidents have sparked arrests, district lawsuits and outcry from parents who argue Manatee school officials ...

The curfew applies to teens under 17 Sunday through Thursday beginning at 11 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from midnight to 6 a.m., according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. First-time ...

Read Superintendent Laurie Breslin’s message sent to Manatee County school families about the district’s recent student ...

Based on the investigation so far, there is no indication that any other inmates were involved. The incident is being treated as a suicide.

At least nine school employees in Sarasota and Manatee counties have been arrested since January on allegations of sexual misconduct involving children. The arrests include employees from both public ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is rolling out new lifesaving equipment. The agency has 500 new automated external defibrillators or AEDs that will soon be in patrol ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Just hours after he was released from jail on bond, a Bayshore High School football coach was arrested again for the same criminal offense — soliciting sex from an underage student, ...

It's officially manatee season in Florida, and Broward County officials are reminding everyone to be on alert on county waterways and practice safe boating now through March. During this time, certain ...

A Bayshore High School employee has been arrested for the second time this week over accusations that he asked students for sex, deputies say. The 42-year-old high school employee and assistant ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government announced on Thursday an inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children, who were hidden by their fugitive father in dense bush ...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — To Vickie Hall, manatee season is about educating others on how to respectfully experience swimming with manatees and the importance of their conservation. Hall is the operations ...