Manatee County

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will permanently close the leaky Piney Point reservoir that poured millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay while threatening to burst open and flood nearby homes and businesses

NBC 6’s Sam Brock has the latest on the significant leak in a reservoir in Manatee County and the efforts to contain it.

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis says crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”

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Officials in Florida are evacuating homes near a large reservoir of wastewater because of a significant leak that authorities fear could lead to floods and a collapse of a system with radioactive material.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in Manatee County due to a significant leak that authorities fear could lead to floods and a collapse of a system with radioactive material.

Officials in Florida are evacuating homes near a large reservoir of wastewater because of a significant leak that authorities fear could lead to floods and a collapse of a system with radioactive material.

Text messages recently released between elected officials and organizers of a Central Florida COVID vaccine clinic indicate the event may have taken place in part to help Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election bid. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV, using messages obtained after a complaint was filed in Sarasota County, report communication between Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh and developer Rex Jensen suggest the…

A pelican rescue group in Florida wants state wildlife officials to heighten patrols at a popular fishing pier in Manatee County after more than a dozen mutilated birds were discovered over the past month in the area

Florida legislators, Democrat and Republican, are demanding answers from Gov. Ron DeSantis over how the state is vaccinating the public against COVID-19. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports

 A Florida man has found a badly decomposing body inside a trash can

A Florida pastor is being sued by a teenager who claims fake pornographic images of her were posted online from a computer in the pastor’s home

Florida authorities say they’ve filed a voter fraud charge against a man who said he said he “wanted to test the system” when he tried to obtain a mail-in ballot for his deceased wife

The principal of a Florida high school says several employees are quarantining for 14 days after being exposed to the coronavirus on campus

A Southwest Florida grandmother was left shaken up and angry after she says she was tased and arrested for not letting police into her home. 70-year-old Barbara Pinkney says Manatee County deputies come to her home the day after Christmas looking for a man who violated his probation. “We heard a knock at the door. Actually, there wasn’t a...