The Trump administration has paused more than $6 billion in funding already appropriated by Congress that could affect ...

Our Next Mission, a local nonprofit that provides housing to at-risk veterans, currently has a two-bedroom, partially ...

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs from 25% to 40% on all goods from seven countries, including major U.S. trade partners Japan and South Korea. The tariffs would go into effect ...

Gloria Bouse, born August 30th, 1952, was a Bradenton resident for 45 years and passed away June 29th, 2025. She is survived ...

Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence. Credit: National Archives.Editor’s note: With all the political division confronting Americans these days, we at the Phoenix thought it right to ...

MIAMI — Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Florida ...

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) ...

Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in samples collected statewide. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore and ...

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

December 25, 1970 — June 26, 2025 Bradenton Our family is saddened to announce the passing of Jane Mae McCullough, 54, of Bradenton, FL on June 26, 2025. She is survived by her fiancé, Richard Arnold; ...

June 21, 1947 – June 25, 2025 Ronald Leo Russell, 77, of Bradenton, FL, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, with his loving wife, Beth, by his side. "Ron" was born and ...

July 29, 1932 - June 23, 2025 Bradenton, Florida - Marian (Fehrenbacher) Leaman passed away peacefully on June 23rd, 2025, at her home at Freedom Village in Bradenton, Florida at the age of 92. Marian ...