The roof of this two-story apartment building in Town & Country Perico was destroyed as fire sparked by a lightning strike spread across the roof and through the attic while more than a dozen ...

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 ...

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 Cortez woman has been arrested on charges of robbing three banks and is a suspect in a fourth bank robbery. Her husband also has been arrested in connection with the crimes. Michele L. Blalock, 38, ...

Holmes Beach burglary suspects James Davidson, top, and Ricky Graef, bottom, both of Orlando. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two men early Thursday morning in connection with a ...

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 ...

The Beach Inn resort on 66th Street and the Tidemark property adjacent to the Wachovia Bank, both in Holmes Beach, have been sold to Mainsail AMI Beach Inn LLP. The Beach Inn sold for $6 million, ...

One island has the Gulf to the west and Anna Maria Sound to the east. One island has the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Irish Sea to the east. Both Islands will see St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ...

Going condo? Owners of the White Sands Resort in Holmes Beach say a conversion of the property from motel to condominium units could be the only answer to their ever-increasing property taxes.

The Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club will host its 45th annual nondenominational sunrise service on Easter Sunday, April 12. The service will take place at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes ...

Hugh Bryant, 43, of Bradenton Beach, died Dec. 9 in a single-engine plane crash in Virginia. According to reports, the plane had taken off from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, bound for ...