With less than three weeks to the Cinco de Mayo Mexican holiday on Saturday, May 5, Island and Manatee County officials are scrambling to ensure the safety of beachgoers that day following the ...

The good news: local waterways contain thousands of pounds less debris following a recent cleanup. The bad news: due to hurricanes Helene and Milton, ...

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island and local churches will present a sunrise service on Easter Sunday. With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short, in an April 11 email to The Islander, said the city entered an agreement with HR Direct for services, including a hotline for ...

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is making tracks on the beach. The team began surveying the beaches April 15 to monitor for sea ...

Island churches are observing Holy Week, which began April 13 with Palm Sunday. Observances will be at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., ...

Soccer rules at center, KRC hosts 1st night golf tourney - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Tammy Lynn George received a 22-year prison sentence in the stabbing death of a Sunny Shores mobile home park resident. George, in shackles and a blue jail uniform, walked into a Manatee County ...

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 ...

Members of the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials are deeply concerned about the potential for the Florida Legislature to open up new areas in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore drilling.

Thundershowers dumped more than 5 inches of rain on Anna Maria Island on July 1, flooding many roads, including some locations on Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach, Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria. islander ...

The weekend's cold front may have temporarily put the chill on local fishing action, but look for better fishing as better weather comes through this week. Sheepshead action continues to be good near ...