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 ...

A long-standing issue has come back to haunt Bradenton Beach, this time in the form of a criminal contempt of court lawsuit from Pete Milazzo. In an ongoing saga that began in June 2004, Milazzo, of ...

Island Baptist Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of its sanctuary and began a new chapter in history with the official name change to Crosspointe Felloship Sunday, March 18. The Rev. Dale Lawson ...

Collin Thompson and Julie Stokes of Bradenton Beach were charged Oct. 20. Thompson faces two counts of burglary and one count of grand theft and Stokes faces two counts of burglary. In a separate ...

A comprehensive study of red tide that details the environmental, scientific, economic and social impacts of the water-borne problem has been released by Mote Marine Laboratory’s fledgling Marine ...

A Bradentton Beach resident was arrested last week for allegedly engaging a 15-year-old girl in sex activities. That makes three cases of men arrested and charged with sex crimes against minors within ...

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 ...

A St. Bernard Catholic Church priest has come under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct in Fort Myers 15 years ago. Islanders learned of the allegation against the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph last ...

Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore has taken the Republican side of the Manatee County Commission District 6 at-large on the November ballot in Tuesday’s primary voting by a wide margin. All results ...

Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

Many of Manatee County's homeless population often head to Anna Maria Island, particularly on weekends. With free bus service to Manatee Public Beach from the mainland and the free Island Trolley, the ...

Basketball, soccer, golf, horseshoes kick off May sports - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...