Angie Blunt Despite widespread damage in the 2024 hurricane season, Anna Maria Island was prepared for spring break visitors ...

The 2024 devastating hurricane season has governments investing in elevating residential properties. The Florida Division of Emergency Management’s ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 16 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending March 16 but bloom concentrations were not ...

Last week’s question The bracket reveal for the NCAA March Madness basketball tournaments is March 18. I’d like to see a voting-based bracket for AMI’s ...

Windy, chilly days, cloudy water create obstacles for anglers - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Visitation for Holmes Beach Police Officer Pete Lannon, who died June 1, will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. A funeral Mass will be ...

Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

Bradenton Beach city commissioners have retained the services of M.T. Causely company to provide building official services to the city. The firm - specifically Steve Gilbert - has been working as ...

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 ...

With less than three weeks to the Cinco de Mayo Mexican holiday on Saturday, May 5, Island and Manatee County officials are scrambling to ensure the safety of beachgoers that day following the ...

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 ...

The trial of a woman accused of killing her boyfriend in his Palma Sola home two years ago was set to begin this week at the Manatee County Courthouse. Merle Zeigler is charged with second-degree ...