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 ...

Dr. Ernest Estevez is the keeper of all lore nautical in our part of the world. For more than three decades he has practiced his craft at Mote Marine Laboratory, publishing scores of technical papers ...

As stories go, this definitely is one, and it's got all the elements of a made-for-TV movie. There's adventure, romance, tragic death, a miraculous escape and a surprise ending. It's even got ...

It’s been long, tumultuous, often tiring and sometimes informative trail - or trial at times - but the end of the comprehensive planning path for Bradenton Beach is in sight. Work on revisions to the ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 98 samples from Southwest Florida the week ending Jan. 26. K. brevis was at very low to medium ...

With everything going smoothly in Holmes Beach, Mayor Judy Titsworth took a break from city business and attended the Mile 0 ...

Manatee County government shared an update Jan. 25 on the newly purchased and newly named Cortez Marina property — formerly ...

According to an incident report filed by West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski, a structure fire was ...

Center football takes field, horseshoes, golf feel chill - Read this weeks Sprts News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Cold, wind put a damper on fishing, marinelife struggle is real - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Laura Shely came to Anna Maria Island five years ago from Stillwater, Minn., a small town where she never feared her jewelry and clothing shop would be burglarized. As the owner of Tide and Moon in ...

The Sir Winston out of Miami was stranded in Longboat Pass early Jan. 23. A salvage operation Jan. 24 freed the 128-foot commercial yacht, which was towed to the Tampa port. The yacht ran into trouble ...