Parrish News

Floridians are accustomed to strange critters in their backyards -- raccoons, snakes, alligators.

Aug. 19--MARCO ISLAND -- Tropical Storm Fay blew ashore 120 miles south of Bradenton, leaving Manatee County with a "quiet" night but the prospect of a blustery, rainy morning.

Melinda Lundy wasn't going to sit home Sunday to watch Fay wiggle and wobble toward the Florida peninsula.

One in an occasional series highlighting children's issues in Manatee County. "$100 doesn't go very far." That's a common refrain as parents and teachers prepare to go back to school.

Joan Hartman was sleeping in her Manatee Oaks home at 12:20 a.m. Sunday when she heard an explosion 10 feet from her bedroom.

A Palmetto man was sentenced to 18 months probation today after pleading no contest to a charge of impersonating a police officer.

The race to represent north Manatee has become a heated contest, the outcome of which could reshape the dynamic of the Manatee County Commission.

A Wimauma man was beaten and robbed after leaving a Parrish bar with a friend and two women they had picked up.

The third time was a charm for Palmetto resident Sylvia Reed, who took a gamble entering one of her original plays into New York City's annual Summer Play Festival.

The area's top road priorities will remain unchanged for another year. The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization on Monday adopted its annual project priority lists, which the Florida Department ...

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.

Another Manatee farm has been struck by diesel-fuel thieves stealing thousands of gallons of the valuable commodity.