On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps ...

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...

Manatee County homes will soon receive new 96-gallon trash bins meant to help contractors streamline trash pickup. New pickup ...

The new FEMA preliminary flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and elevation requirements will impact insurance rates for many Manatee County homeowners.

The utilities director and deputy administrators for Manatee County will be leading a tour Wednesday of the Lake Manatee Dam.

Manatee County Manatee County touts tech and AI in preparation, response to hurricanes Officials say it could help respond to all kinds of emergency situations.

Look at the maps below to find your evacuation zone and shelter locations in Manatee County.

Independent contractors hired by the county warn that without better preparations for storm season, the county will again be susceptible to devastating impacts. Contractors noted outdated flood maps ...

The county acknowledges that spikes in the rate of water flow from the dam can flood properties directly downstream along the Manatee River, where residents have historically experienced flooding.

Manatee County, just south of Tampa, has ordered residents in three evacuation zones to get out. But the inmates and staff of the county jail will stay put.

Hurricane Helene is moving up and through the Gulf of Mexico. This blog provides the latest impacts and development in Lee County.