Bradenton Beach Police Chief John Cosby is a man of many hats. Cosby, who manages his law enforcement team full-time and oversees the public works department part-time, now serves as the permanent ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Workers with Billy Hay Excavating were busy last week removing Australian pine trees from Cortez Beach in preparation of a multi-use trail that will be constructed from Fifth Street South to the ...

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 ...

Ham Jones is closing his Seafood Shack for two or three weeks but that doesn't mean he's selling the Cortez landmark restaurant, he said Tuesday. A persistent rumor surfaced again this week among his ...

A fifth former Anna Maria employee has come forward, alleging racially motivated mistreatment inside the walls of city hall.

Soccer takes off at center pitch, golf, horseshoes report action - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Keep Manatee Beautiful has stepped up to clean up Gilligan’s Island after images on social media showed garbage and debris ...