Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

A new Florida law impacting first-time learner license holders under the age of 18 goes into effect this summer. While the law is effective July 1, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) ...

Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss issues in District 3 as well as the county at large, ...

It's budget season in Manatee County—and The Big Picture Manatee team is here to help you make sense of the numbers that ...

Anne Sanders Devenpeck, 92, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida. She was born on July 5, 1932, in Watkins Glen, NY. She attended Union Spring Central School and married Calvin ...

June 17, 1936 — June 24, 2025 Bradenton It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Mary Jill Olson, who left us on June 24, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida, at the age of 89. Born on June 17, ...

Anthony (Tony) Rege, 65, of Chicopee, MA. passed away at home in Bradenton, FL on May 28, 2025. Tony was born on February 17, 1960. He attended Chicopee Comp. High School and later attended Central ...

Mitch and Dawn discuss the BOCC's denial of a development application for increased density near a flood-prone area of east ...

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)The United States could default between Aug. 15 and Oct. 3 if Congress doesn’t act ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking the USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare in Tampa on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that the ...