Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

Cortez Trailer Park residents and citizens concerned about a possible sale packed the regular monthly meeting of the Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, where the residents of Cortez lent a ...

The Holmes Beach City Commission agreed not to pursue concerns with the Bradenton Beach City Commission’s decision to issue a quitclaim deed for unimproved 27th Street to the Sandpiper Resort Co-op.

The U.S. Coast Guard has agreed to a trial program of twice-per-hour, on-request drawbridge openings for the Anna Maria Island and Cortez bridges for a four-month period during the winter "season." ...

A fire at Lightner Motors in Cortez April 26 injured one man, destroyed a recreational vehicle and boat and damaged three other RVs. The man was not seriously hurt. islander Photo: Courtesy John ...

Members of the Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway Committee Corridor Management Entity were surprised two weeks ago to learn that Manatee County planned to build a lifeguard station just east of Coquina ...

Andrew Ross pushes the ball upcourt during Anna Maria Island Community Center Basketball Division III action at the Center. islander Photos: Kevin Cassidy The cheerleaders perform for the crowd during ...

The roof of this two-story apartment building in Town & Country Perico was destroyed as fire sparked by a lightning strike spread across the roof and through the attic while more than a dozen ...

Emergency planners issued hurricane and tropical storm watches for the Florida Keys and South Florida, including Anna Maria Island. As of 10 a.m. Sunday, a hurricane watch was in effect for the ...

The race for the three Anna Maria City Commission seats up for election Nov. 3 is being called the “most important election in this city in 30 years” by several of the candidates. Like it or not, the ...

Holmes Beach city commissioners at their Jan. 10 meeting agreed that a discrepancy between the city’s 1989 future land use map and the zoning between the Anna Maria Elementary School and the former ...

Fishing has slowed down a bit in the past few days, although there are still excellent snapper and grouper catches coming out of the Gulf of Mexico in less than 100 feet of water. Backwater action is ...