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 ...

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 ...

Larry Oxendine, owner of Palmetto Asphalt, watches as an excavator operator removes a section of the old chapel and library at Crosspointe Fellowship in Holmes Beach. The cornerstone in the old chapel ...

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 ...

A whole new concept of "government in the Sunshine" took place in Bradenton Beach last week, when city commissioners met under a tent in the parking lot at city hall to have their first public hearing ...

Many of Manatee County's homeless population often head to Anna Maria Island, particularly on weekends. With free bus service to Manatee Public Beach from the mainland and the free Island Trolley, the ...

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Fishing around Anna Maria Island remains better than average for February. Mild temperatures and light winds only briefly interrupted by a weak cold front are supplying excellent conditions for a ...

Sheepshead are still the best backwater catch right now for Island anglers, with the striped monsters lurking near almost any structure in the bays. Weights are approaching 6 pounds, so now is the ...

Fishing is great both inshore and offshore right now. Big amberjack, snapper and lots of grouper are thick offshore, plus an occasional cobia. In the backwater, look for lots of redfish and huge snook ...

While the Florida Institute of Government has little information on the cost of a feasibility study to consolidate the three Island cities, its counterpart in Georgia has considerable experience in ...

Sometimes, acceptance of an idea can take an unconventional form of communication. The Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County hosted a discussion of economic impacts of red tide to the area ...