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 ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Jolie Jackson, 26, of Sarasota, Dec. 25, 2025, on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for driving ...

The Bradenton Beach Police Department assisted in the arrest of Robert A. Nagel, of Whippany, New Jersey, Dec. 27, 2025, for driving under the influence.

We didn’t think about anyone as a hero in the throes of recovery from the hurricanes, but several people emerged with ...

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The Roser Food Pantry is starting 2026 with renewed momentum. Despite hitting a rough patch in the fall, food pantry ...

Participants in Clancy’s Shamrock Shiver Charity Plunge sprint into the Gulf of Mexico Jan. 1 at Coquina Beach as part of an ...

Manatee County officials are preparing to introduce a new, larger vessel to the Gulf Islands Ferry fleet, a move they say ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Jolie Jackson, 26, of Sarasota, Dec. 25, 2025, on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for driving under the influence of ...

The Center of Anna Maria Island’s first positive month of its fiscal 2025-26 year is in the books. But the nonprofit has a long way to go to the black ...