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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women golfers walk toward their first tee-off in the Fore the Cure fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The event at the Key Royale Club, 700 Key Royale Drive in Holmes Beach, ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

What's a wannabe visiting recycler to do on Anna Maria Island? That question was posed by Dr. James N. Coutant. An occasional visitor to the Island, Coutant said he and friends dutifully bagged up ...

Plans are complete for the 43rd annual Easter sunrise service hosted by the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Easter Sunday is April 8 and the traditional sunrise ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 16 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending March 16 but bloom concentrations were not ...

Despite widespread damage in the 2024 hurricane season, Anna Maria Island was prepared for spring break visitors to hit the ...

Youth football season ends, KRC senior champs named - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The 2024 devastating hurricane season has governments investing in elevating residential properties. The Florida Division of Emergency Management’s ...

Last week’s question The bracket reveal for the NCAA March Madness basketball tournaments is March 18. I’d like to see a voting-based bracket for AMI’s ...