Manatee County

A survey of Sarasota and Manatee health professionals and first responders reflects how the COVID pandemic has deeply affected people who help others and the need for more trauma-based services.

While some districts statewide are pausing out-of-state travel, one Tampa Bay area district is making all field trips voluntary for students.

Parrish, in Manatee County, is included in a list ProPublica compiled that analyzes billions of rows of EPA data to map the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level.

The policy lasts through Aug. 25, and will be considered again at a school board meeting next week.

Pinellas will continue to strongly recommend masks, but parents do not have to fill out forms if they choose to not wear one.

Among them: People with flu-like symptoms should stay home, simultaneous online instruction will no longer be offered, and quarantine policies are eased for those vaccinated.

A survey sent by the school district might influence whether fall classes are separated based on mask preference.

Following a four-month investigation, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office released a 113-page report that concluded that none of Vanessa Baugh’s actions rose to the level of a crime.

Two people died this week and a number of county employees contracted COVID-19.

After weeks of contentious meetings that included racially charged public comments, the board unanimously voted to end face mask requirements.