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 ...

The Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board sandwiched in a last-minute change in a revised sign ordinance before sending the proposed measure to city commissioners last week. The change made by the ...

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 ...

Hurricane Helene intensified to a Category 4 storm Sept. 26 on the doorstep of Anna Maria Island’s coastline before making ...

Holiday festivities aside, Bradenton Beach may be growing three-fold next year. City commissioners have approved yet again a proposal to increase the city's boundaries into the Gulf of Mexico and Anna ...

Anna Maria’s business community bunkered up, waited out and even waded through the waters of Hurricane Helene. The Islander ...

Islander photographer Jacob Merrifield piloted a drone Sept. 27, after Hurricane Helene hit Anna Maria Island with strong ...

Home burns, police trapped at station, residential rescues and shared shelter Stories of rescues, resilience and community ...

Manatee County announced construction to relocate utilities at the Cortez Bridge is set to commence this month. The $7.2 ...

Hurricane Helene disrupted school schedules, leading to three days of closure for Anna Maria Elementary. And then AME classes were moved to the mainland.