A sharp rise in fuel prices is cutting into Cortez fishers’ earnings and is beginning to ripple through seafood markets and restaurant menus. Fuel prices ...

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Spring break crowds are back on Anna Maria Island, but they’ve brought little trouble this year. Local authorities told The ...

The Bradenton Beach Police Department arrested Brett Andrew Williams, 59, of Sarasota, March 8 on suspicion of driving under ...

West Manatee Fire Rescue inspector Nick Riffe and his son, Bradley, hold signs March 14 along Manatee Avenue to raise awareness about drowning prevention and water safety as part of the fire ...

Springtime fishing heats up nicely after ‘last’ cold front - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

By Bonner Joy and Robert Anderson The Islander “I’m banished.” John Di Masi of Holmes Beach was seated in the next to last ...

A Bradenton man was arrested March 19 after a traffic stop in Bradenton Beach led to the alleged discovery of marijuana, cocaine and more than $4,000 in ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Nicholas Smith, 38, March 16 on a third-degree felony for alleged cocaine possession, a first-degree ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Port Charlotte resident Christian Cornell, 45, March 11 on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under the ...

Center football heads to playoffs, KRC hosts club tournaments - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

A pair of third-degree felony charges didn’t stick in the case against William Boswink, 44, of Bradenton, who was arrested in front of his son last ...