Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short told The Islander in a July 25 email that the city, at its July 24 meeting, issued a proclamation ...

Holmes Beach police and Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested resident Douglas Naeher, 60, July 21 for allegedly attempting to murder his wife, a first-degree felony. Naeher also faces a ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring has staked a new sea turtle nest and notched a record. During the ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage reelected board members and confirmed its executive officers during an annual ...

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The devastation caused by last year’s storm season uprooted some Holmes Beach businesses. But several new shops are now ...

There was a full slate of sporting activities the week of July 21-27 with youth soccer and adult football in the gym and on ...

A 19-year-old arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bradenton teen who worked and played sports on Anna Maria Island has pleaded no contest to manslaughter with a firearm. Carter Thomas ...

The Bradenton Beach Police Department is warning people about a phone scam in which a caller impersonates a detective and uses the department’s non-emergency number, 941-778-6311, as the caller ID.