Sea turtle hatchlings are off to a rough start on Anna Maria Island. And the island’s three cities are trying to right the ...

Bradenton Beach’s next police chief is the department’s second in command. The city commission unanimously voted July 16 to appoint Lt. Lenard Diaz to ...

Football, soccer play out at center, plus horseshoes, golf - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Fish early or late and deep to beat the Gulf Coast heat - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is seeing a sea turtle hatch success rate above 70%. During this ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Tampa resident Riley Tennant, 31, July 10 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. An officer found a vehicle ...

All three island cities are getting a piece of the state’s appropriations pie in fiscal 2026-27. Florida’s $117.6 billion ...

Manatee County’s deputy chief of operations for emergency medical services was arrested July 16 for alleged lewd and ...

The Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office in mid-July sent ballots for the Aug. 18 primaries to voters who requested to vote by mail. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Thursday, Aug. 6.

Keep an eye on the sky, radar to avoid pop-up storms - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...