A diver who went missing in the waters off Anna Maria Island has been located. The body of Darren Rordam, 31, of Tampa, was found by other divers, according to the U.S. Coast Guard in St. Petersburg.

A St. Bernard Catholic Church priest has come under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct in Fort Myers 15 years ago. Islanders learned of the allegation against the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph last ...

Anna Maria city commissioners last week readjusted the vision set forth in a city plan for the future and then voted to send their revisions to the state for a second opinion. The final unanimous vote ...

Anna Maria city commissioners were greeted by a full house at the Feb. 12 hearing on changes to the city's retail-office-residential ordinance. islander Photo: Bonner Joy In what was expected to be ...

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 ...

The 16th Annual Carl Balck GMC Sarasota Blues Fest will be at the Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, Oct. 28. Headlining the show is Gregg Allman, who has roots to Anna Maria Island, as well ...

Cortez Trailer Park owner Harry Howey Sr. with daughter Kathie Howey Harris addresses the residents about their co-op venture, "It's about preserving for the future." A small group of residents ...

Bradenton Beach is processing a flood of rebuild permits, design revisions and new development proposals more than a year ...

The Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria remains in ruins. But a landside version of the restaurant that stood on the T-end for ...

While Anna Maria is saving about $50,000 a year by outsourcing its building official position and paying for just part-time help, it’s not really getting the maximum level of service, current building ...

"Our ‘dirty little secret' is that you don't go to Manatee County's beaches on holiday weekends. The county needs to wake up." That comment from Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie comes in the wake of ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident William Boswink, 44, Nov. 4 on two third-degree felony charges for alleged battery on a law enforcement ...