The fate of Egmont Key Preserve State Park is in limbo as the Florida Park Service struggles to deal with diminishing state revenues. The park service has proposed turning Egmont Key's management over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which owns the island. It's not clear whether Fish and Wildlife will keep the preserve open if it takes control. ...more

October 17, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's request for across-the-board budget cuts from all state agencies could force the closing of 19 state parks, including Terra Ceia Preserve State Park in Manatee County. ...more

October 17, 2008

The call from ESPN came after a wild week that began with the suspension and ended with Zachary meeting Rays players and coaches on Tropicana Field before Saturday's game. ...more

October 14, 2008

An Elmo doll, a Spider-Man blanket and a bouquet of fake flowers tied to a tree with fishing line are memorials to the brief life of 2-year-old Eduardo Betanzo-Reyes. ...more

October 14, 2008

State agriculture inspectors will check an Orlando dairy this week that was the source of milk that left blackish stains inside containers. ...more

October 8, 2008

The wife of a 79-year-old Alzheimer's patient stabbed him in the neck with two steak knives at the same time this morning while he was in bed, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

October 7, 2008

Info on registering to vote today ...more

October 5, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Annette Knight has a poor track record of caring for animals. ...more

September 27, 2008

The future of a regional transit system in West Central Florida could depend on the answer to this question: What comes first, the plan or the funding? ...more

September 27, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Four drivers had speeding tickets thrown out this week after a judge agreed with their lawsuit that said a school zone on State Road 70 in East Manatee was improperly labeled and had become a "speed trap." ...more

September 25, 2008