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 ...

After suffering through the cancellations brought by four hurricane strikes in Florida during August and September, Island accommodations and restaurants are gradually reporting a return of ...

Fishing is a bit slow in the backwater - perhaps the fish are busy with the last-minute holiday planning or the crowd of boats looking for the big mullet payoff has them spooked. The mullet fishers - ...

Stung by recent comments from certain Anna Maria residents and commissioners that they didn't like Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore coming to their city to "influence" the city commission's vote on ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s been long, tumultuous, often tiring and sometimes informative trail - or trial at times - but the end of the comprehensive planning path for Bradenton Beach is in sight. Work on revisions to the ...

With everything going smoothly in Holmes Beach, Mayor Judy Titsworth took a break from city business and attended the Mile 0 ...

Manatee County government shared an update Jan. 25 on the newly purchased and newly named Cortez Marina property — formerly ...

According to an incident report filed by West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski, a structure fire was ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 98 samples from Southwest Florida the week ending Jan. 26. brevis was at very low to medium ...

Center football takes field, horseshoes, golf feel chill - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...