As stories go, this definitely is one, and it's got all the elements of a made-for-TV movie. There's adventure, romance, tragic death, a miraculous escape and a surprise ending. It's even got ...

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 ...

Avid players of pickleball at the Anna Maria Island Community Center gather at the net after a recent session. Pictured are, left to right, Elizabeth Fahringer, Barbara Smith, Mark Deur, Marge ...

The humpback bridge on 127th Street West off Cortez Road will close April 7 for 90 to 120 days to allow construction crews to renovate and raise its height an additional 2.5 feet above the high-water ...

Don’t look now, but Anna Maria Island could be over-run with spring breakers this week and next. Islanders and beach goers, however, can rest easy. Spring breakers on Anna Maria Island are not the ...

The St. Joe Company — owners of the SevenShores condominium project on Perico Island — announced last week they would lay off about 80 percent of its workforce due to a stalled housing market in ...

Cobia are starting to make their fall migration right now, with reports of three or four catches being caught this week. Inshore action for snook and redfish remains great, with limit-catches of reds ...

Nate Davis of Plant City caught this 32-inch-long redfish while fishing with Capt. Tom Chaya on the Dolphin Dreams out of Holmes Beach. Anthony Manali and fiancée JoAnn Fumerelle, both of Anna Maria ...

Anna Maria Mayor Fran Barford told city commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting that she has talked to the Manatee County Area Transit about extending the route of the Island trolley to include North ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

Fishing has been slow of late - the usual summertime doldrums coupled with the red tide outbreak have kept the fish from biting as usual. However, offshore action for grouper and snapper remains good, ...

Five-year-old Christian Daniels flies over the ramp during action at the Holmes Beach Skateboard Contest in May. West Manatee Fire Rescue third-baseman Daniel Pimental dives to make the tag on Duncan ...