A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew Oct. 10 rescued a commercial fishing boat captain about 30 ...

Only four years after construction on the new Anna Maria City Pier finished, a stretch must be rebuilt due to Hurricane ...

As recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton began Oct. 10, Longboat Key officials reported a mixed bag of damages and ongoing ...

The village of Cortez, reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene, took its blows for Hurricane Milton Oct. 9, which made ...

Hurricane Helene left the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria without a walkway. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton left ...

The post-storm recovery process is in full swing — again — for the city of Holmes Beach. The city reopened to everyone Oct.

Hurricane Milton, packing sustained winds of up to 110 mph, caused damage throughout Bradenton Beach Oct. 9. Milton added ...

Coquina Beach was closed to swimmers for two days last week because of concerns about high levels of potentially harmful bacteria in the waters, but reopened late Friday after test results showed ...

One legend has it that Valentine’s Day originated to commemorate the anniversary of the death of St. Valentine, a Roman clergyman who was executed on Feb. 14, about 270 A.D., for secretly marrying ...

A piece of U.S. Navy history lies buried on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico northwest of Anna Maria Island. The USS Narcissus, an 82-foot-long Union tugboat, struck a sandbar just north of the ...

One island has the Gulf to the west and Anna Maria Sound to the east. One island has the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Irish Sea to the east. Both Islands will see St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ...

These two crosses were placed in the water last week near the bridge location where the vehicle carrying Zavadil and Costello crashed. A solitary woman hugs one of the crosses. islander Photo: Rick ...